22.1% ▼ -42.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Old Junee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Old Junee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines Old Junee, where 22.1% of people volunteer. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure. Daily life here is marked by a high rate of unpaid work and service to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.1% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more frequent than in most areas, with 27.2% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 14.1% provide other types of unpaid care.
14.1% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
Service to the country is much more common here than in similar areas. About 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Old Junee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13089/old-junee/topic/community