14.8% —
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Ivanhoe involves a high level of unpaid support, with 14.4% of people providing care for others. While many residents give their time to help others, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly in recent years. This mix of formal and informal help shapes how people connect within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.8% of people in Ivanhoe volunteer, which is a little above the state figure. This is a sharp drop from 2016, when 20.9% of residents gave their time to volunteer work.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing support—a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. About 27% of residents also provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.
14.4% —
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% —
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% —
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Force service is typical for the area, with 2.7% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 54% of state electorate 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 Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23901/ivanhoe/topic/community