Junee · Council (LGA)

Community Participation in Junee

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people have been volunteering and doing unpaid home chores in Junee since 2011. While 16.4% of residents still volunteer, this is a drop from 21.0% a decade ago. The area generally sees less unpaid care and housework than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Junee, Council (LGA)

Where Junee sits — Volunteers

16.4% ▼ -22.0%
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 22 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 15 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 10 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 15 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 18 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 22 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 34 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 42 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 53 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 53 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 35 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 34 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 30 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 27 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 22 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 24 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 15 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 9 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 16 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 12 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 10 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 7 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 10 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 6 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 4 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 3 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 4 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 7 areas

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Junee — lower than 58% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Junee16.4%
Rest of NSW 15.5%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering rates in Junee are well above the New South Wales figure at 16.4%, though this is down from 2011.

16.4% ▼ -22.0%

Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is less common here than in most areas; 21.6% of people care for children and 18.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are figures that have fallen since 2011. Roughly 11.1% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.

11.1% ▲ +2.2%

Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

21.6% ▼ -12.2%

Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.6% ▼ -19.1%

Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 23.0%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 18.6%

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.

About 2.9% of people in Junee have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as both the state and national figures.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Junee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14300/junee/topic/community