6.2% ▼ -57.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jacks Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jacks Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Jacks Creek is shaped by a strong focus on home and family duties. While only 6.2% of people volunteer, a much higher share of residents are dedicated to unpaid care and household work compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Very few people here volunteer their time, with 6.2% doing so. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 30.3% of people care for children and 26.2% do over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the New South Wales and national averages.
13.8% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +112.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas. At 5.9%, this is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Jacks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12002/jacks-creek/topic/community