26.8% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jetsonville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Jetsonville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Jetsonville than in the rest of the country. While other aspects of community support are typical for the region, 26.8% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.8% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Tasmanian rate of 18%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care and housework are common, with 25.2% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 13.4% of people provide some form of unpaid care.
13.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
Defence service is about the same as the rest of the country, with 3.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
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 Jetsonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60292/jetsonville/topic/community