19.0% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Inverell - Tenterfield · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Inverell - Tenterfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people volunteer in Inverell - Tenterfield, making it a place with a much higher rate of community service than most areas. While this figure is well above the national average, it has fallen since 2011. The region also shows a strong tendency toward providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.0% of the population volunteers, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. Despite this high standing, the rate fell 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 13.6% providing general unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas. In contrast, the 21.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.6% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of the population having served. This is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
3.4%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Inverell - Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11002/inverell-tenterfield/topic/community