12.7% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jane Brook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jane Brook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Jane Brook provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high rate of family care stands out in a place where formal volunteering is quite low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 15.9% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.4% of people provide some form of unpaid care, those looking after children are a particular focus here, sitting well above the national figure of 26.3%. Around 20.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is about the same as across Australia.
13.4% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Higher 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 Jane Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50683/jane-brook/topic/community