21.5% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jurien Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jurien Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 21.5% of people in Jurien Bay volunteer their time. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, which also has a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of residents helping out, a figure well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—far fewer residents provide unpaid care for children or others compared to most areas.
8.7% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 4.2% of residents being veterans, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Jurien Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50705/jurien-bay/topic/community