18.4% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Johns River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Johns River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Johns River give their time to volunteering, making it a place where community contribution is more common than in the wider state. This spirit of service is reflected in high rates of volunteerism and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1% and the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 12.6% of residents provide unpaid care, a quarter of the population spends 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, the 19.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below both the state and national averages.
12.6% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.5% of residents having served, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Johns River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12046/johns-river/topic/community