27.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jamberoo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Jamberoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Jamberoo have stepped up to help others since 2011, with unpaid child care and volunteering both seeing a rise. A striking 27.7% of residents now volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit marks the area as one of the most active for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and has risen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32.1% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, while the 30.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well above the Australian average.
13.8% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▲ +69.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 32.1%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre 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 Jamberoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115085/jamberoo/topic/community