17.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jarrahmond · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jarrahmond
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high level of community spirit defines Jarrahmond, where volunteering is much more common than in the rest of the country. About 17.3% of the population give their time to others, putting the area well above both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.3% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people provide unpaid care or look after children compared to most areas, 26.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
8.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Jarrahmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21258/jarrahmond/topic/community