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Inverell · Council (LGA)

Community Participation in Inverell

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Inverell, where 16.5% of people volunteer. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and reflects a community that frequently steps up to support local needs.

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📍 Inverell, Council (LGA)

Where Inverell sits — Volunteers

16.5% —

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Inverell — lower than 57% of areas.

Inverell16.5%
Rest of NSW 15.5%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 16.5% of residents giving their time. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

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16.5% —

Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 13.3% of residents helping others. This is a little above the 11.9% national figure, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also a little above the national average at 22.8%.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is about the same as the rest of the country, with 2.9% of people having served in the Defence Force.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Inverell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14220/inverell/topic/community