15.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jerrawangala · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jerrawangala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community of Jerrawangala compared to the rest of the state. While 17.8% of people provide unpaid care, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 11.5%. This trend is seen across various types of support and community contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the 13.0% seen in New South Wales and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 28.9% of people caring for children and 17.8% providing other unpaid care, both well above state levels. Interestingly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are among the lowest for the region at 13.3%, well below the national figure of 20.7%.
17.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
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.
No one in Jerrawangala has served in the Defence Force, a figure a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
0.0%
Lower 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 Jerrawangala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12028/jerrawangala/topic/community