56.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jaloran · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jaloran
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Jaloran volunteer, with 56.7% giving their time to help others. This is far above the national figure and highlights a strong trend of community involvement in this sparsely populated area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 56.7%, the proportion of volunteers is among the highest for similar areas and sits 43 points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.7% of people providing care and 40% looking after children, both figures well above the national average. However, only 13.3% spend 15 or more hours on housework, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Jaloran has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
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).
More for Jaloran
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Jaloran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50680/jaloran/topic/community