10.1% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jimboomba · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Jimboomba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 34.6% of people in Jimboomba provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. While family care is common here, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade. This creates a community profile where home-based responsibilities are high, but organised community service is less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This represents a notable decline from 2011, when 15.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare responsibilities are very high here, with 34.6% of people caring for children unpaid. Housework is also more common than usual, as 23.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid work weekly, while 11.6% provide other unpaid care.
11.6% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.6% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
A higher than average share of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.4% of residents having military experience. This is slightly above the national figure of 2.8% and close to the state rate of 3.9%.
3.4%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Jimboomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31104/jimboomba/topic/community