33.8% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jerangle · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jerangle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Jerangle volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care for others and a significant history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.8% of residents are volunteers, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 36.8% of people providing unpaid care—far above the 11.9% Australian average. This is reflected in high rates of unpaid housework (27.9%) and a very high 39.7% of people caring for children without pay.
36.8% ▲ +223.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.7% ▲ +56.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 notable 12.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for this level and well above the 2.8% national figure.
12.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Jerangle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12020/jerangle/topic/community