23.1% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Jindabyne · Urban Centre
Community Participation in East Jindabyne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in East Jindabyne give their time as volunteers, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This spirit of helping out is a standout feature of local life, with volunteering rates rising significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 23.1% of residents who volunteer is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a growing trend, as the rate rose 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little above the state average—other forms of unpaid work have fallen. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework and those providing general unpaid care are both well below the national figures.
6.0% ▼ -59.7%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Australia and New South Wales.
3.1%
Lower than 63% 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 East Jindabyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121034/east-jindabyne/topic/community