0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jarvis Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jarvis Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 37.1% of people in Jarvis Creek do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. While unpaid care and home duties are very common here, formal volunteering is almost non-existent. This suggests a community where people's free time is heavily focused on the home rather than external organisations.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
No one in Jarvis Creek reported volunteering, a figure far below the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 20% of people providing unpaid care and 31.4% caring for children, both well above the national average. This is consistent with the high number of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 37.1%
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.
No residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Jarvis Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21259/jarvis-creek/topic/community