21.6% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jerrawa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jerrawa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Jerrawa contribute to their community than in most similar areas. Nearly 22% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of contribution is also seen in the high number of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Jerrawa, with 21.6% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.4% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure roughly the same as the national average. However, the 24.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
12.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
Defence service is very high here, with 10.9% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
10.9%
Higher than 98% 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 Jerrawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12027/jerrawa/topic/community