10.6% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jackass Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jackass Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Jackass Flat provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages. This high level of family care stands out in a place where other forms of community involvement, such as volunteering, are much lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 39.1% of people provide unpaid childcare—far above the Victorian average of 26.3%—only 11.1% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.1% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.1% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 around the middle for similar areas, with 2.5% of residents having served, a figure about the same as the state and national levels.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Jackass Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21250/jackass-flat/topic/community