24.8% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jericho · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jericho
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher rate of volunteering than the national average marks the community spirit in Jericho. Nearly a quarter of residents give their time to others, reflecting a strong local commitment to helping out.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.8% of people here are volunteers, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 32.7% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with 13.9% of residents providing general unpaid care, which is a little above the Queensland average.
13.9% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Around 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Jericho [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31438/jericho/topic/community