11.8% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Shortland - Jesmond · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Shortland - Jesmond
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 17.2% of people in Shortland - Jesmond provide unpaid child care, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a broader trend across the area where community volunteering and unpaid home care are both lower than in most other places. Residents are less likely to engage in these unpaid roles compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen here since 2011, with 11.8% of people now giving their time. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most similar areas. Only 13.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and just 8.6% provide general unpaid care, both of which are well below national levels.
8.6% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.4% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Shortland - Jesmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031231/shortland-jesmond/topic/community