16.8% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ivanhoe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ivanhoe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is a common part of daily life in Ivanhoe, where 16.8% of people volunteer. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A higher proportion of people volunteer here than in most similar areas, though the rate dropped from 21.4% in 2011 to 16.8% in 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is among the highest in its class at 14.9%, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those caring for children or doing 15-plus hours of housework are around the middle for their level.
14.9% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force, at 1.6%, which is much lower than in most areas.
1.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
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 Ivanhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011200/ivanhoe/topic/community