10.8% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jesmond · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jesmond
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.8% of people in Jesmond volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community involvement is seen across most parts of the area's social participation. The local figures for unpaid care and volunteering are much lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 10.8% of residents helping out. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common than in most areas. Only 18.2% of people care for children unpaid, and just 12.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
9.2% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Jesmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12032/jesmond/topic/community