21.5% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jambin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jambin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Jambin give their time to volunteer, creating a strong culture of helping others. This level of community involvement is well above both the Queensland and national figures, marking it as a standout feature of daily life here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 17.2%. However, 24.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
9.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian and Queensland averages.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Jambin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31427/jambin/topic/community