7.7% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jordan Springs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jordan Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Jordan Springs provide unpaid childcare than in most similar areas. While 43% of residents look after children without pay, very few people here take part in formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 43% of people providing unpaid care for children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. Conversely, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 9.1%.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
43.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Jordan Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12050/jordan-springs/topic/community