27.4% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jamberoo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jamberoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Jamberoo compared to most similar areas. Over a quarter of the population volunteers their time, and residents are far more likely to provide unpaid care for others than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 27.4% of people here volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Jamberoo, with 32.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the 20.7% national figure. This is seen alongside higher rates of people providing unpaid care (14.7%) and those caring for children (28.0%).
14.7% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Jamberoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12007/jamberoo/topic/community