24.9% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Invergowrie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Invergowrie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has grown significantly in Invergowrie, where nearly 25% of people now volunteer. This high level of community spirit is reflected in a population that is far more likely to provide unpaid care and support than those in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.9% of people volunteer here, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 32.0% of people caring for children and 29.2% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly; both figures are well above the national average. Additionally, 14.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
14.7% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
A slightly higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.7% of residents having served compared to the state figure of 2.3%.
3.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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 Invergowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11992/invergowrie/topic/community