22.2% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Inverleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Inverleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have climbed significantly in Inverleigh since 2011, reflecting a community deeply engaged in local support. About 22.2% of residents now give their time to others, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 22.2% who volunteer in Inverleigh is higher than most similar areas, sitting well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving back extends to the home, where 17.4% provide unpaid care and 36.7% care for children unpaid, both figures far above the national average. Similarly, 29.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is much higher than most areas.
17.4% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.7% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
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 here, with 2.1% of residents having served, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and Australian averages.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Inverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21234/inverleigh/topic/community