25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jimenbuen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jimenbuen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25% of people in Jimenbuen volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four residents volunteers, a rate that is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and 14.1% for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to most areas, 16.7% provide some form of unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Around 19.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a little below the Australian average.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
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 Jimenbuen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12037/jimenbuen/topic/community