10.5% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jerseyville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jerseyville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Jerseyville is marked by a strong commitment to family and home, with a high number of people providing unpaid care. While 15.2% of residents provide unpaid care—well above the national figure—volunteer rates are notably low for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people in Jerseyville volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 15.2% of people providing unpaid care, which is well above both the state and national figures. This is alongside 24.8% of residents caring for children unpaid and 22.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
15.2% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.9%
Higher than 53% 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 Jerseyville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12031/jerseyville/topic/community