14.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Invermay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Invermay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller proportion of people in Invermay take on unpaid care roles compared to other areas. Only 20% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure. This suggests fewer family-based care responsibilities for many people living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 10.6% providing general care. This is reflected in the low number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework (15.2%), which is well below both the state and national figures.
10.6% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
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.
Defence service is common in the area, with 2.6% of residents having served, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.6%
Lower than 56% 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 Invermay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011036/invermay/topic/community