22.7% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jack River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jack River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Jack River volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This community shows high levels of unpaid support, with many residents contributing their time to others and the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.7% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, as 31.8% of people care for children, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Additionally, 24.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, also well above the state and national figures.
12.9% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above both the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the national figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Jack River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21249/jack-river/topic/community