25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jinden · Suburb / Locality
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Jinden and the rest of the country when it comes to community involvement. One in four people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure. However, this high level of community spirit contrasts with very low rates of unpaid care and housework.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Jinden, with 25% of people giving their time. This is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is almost non-existent here, with 0% of people caring for children or providing other unpaid care. This is far below the national average, and the 15% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is also well below the Australian figure of 20.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Jinden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12040/jinden/topic/community