9.7% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jacobs Well · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jacobs Well
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Jacobs Well are volunteering than in previous years. While community service is lower than the state average, a much higher proportion of residents are dedicated to unpaid childcare compared to the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 30.3% of people providing unpaid care for children, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.5% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the state and national figures.
10.9% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 share of the population than most areas has served in the Defence Force, with 3.7% of residents having served.
3.7%
Higher than 68% 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 Jacobs Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31424/jacobs-well/topic/community