28.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jumbunna · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jumbunna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Jumbunna pitch in to help others than in most similar areas. Nearly 28% of residents volunteer their time, which is more than double the national figure. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, with 28.3% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are very active in unpaid work, with 20.5% providing unpaid care and 29.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, the 24.4% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
20.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 Jumbunna has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.
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 Jumbunna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21276/jumbunna/topic/community