26.8% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lower Inman Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lower Inman Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people volunteer their time in Lower Inman Valley, a figure far above the national average. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and a strong commitment to helping others. Most residents are deeply involved in supporting their families and the wider area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.8% of people helping out. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more common than in most areas, including 31.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This high level of home support is seen alongside 31.2% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
18.2% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.6% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Lower Inman Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40786/lower-inman-valley/topic/community