9.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jones Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jones Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped in Jones Island, with only 9.6% of people now giving their time to others. This is well below the national figure, marking a community where few residents engage in formal unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.6% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon, with only 11% of people caring for children, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This is consistent with a generally lower rate of people providing any unpaid care at 9.6%.
9.6% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.0% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
A striking 5.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Jones Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12049/jones-island/topic/community