18.2% ▼ -40.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
James Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in James Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in James Creek contribute their time to others compared to the national average. Local volunteering is well above the Australian figure, with 18.2% of people giving their time to a cause.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.2% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% state average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This higher activity level extends to unpaid care, where 15.4% of people provide support, well above the Australian average of 11.9%.
15.4% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas, with 5.2% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 James Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12008/james-creek/topic/community