19.6% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 41.2% of residents in Jerrabomberra have served in the Defence Force, placing it among the highest areas for military service in the country. While military service is exceptionally common, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.6%) volunteer their time here. This is a little above the ACT figure of 18.4% and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon in this area, with 0.0% of people providing unpaid care. This is far below the ACT and national figures, and it's mirrored by very low rates of people doing 15 or more hours of housework (9.8%).
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.8% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
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.
Defence service is far more common here than elsewhere, with 41.2% of the population having served. This is far above the 6.0% seen across the ACT and the 2.8% national average.
41.2%
Higher 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in ACT Remainder - Jerrabomberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80008/act-remainder-jerrabomberra/topic/community