19.9% ▼ -41.0%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jeparit · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Jeparit
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Jeparit spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This high level of home-based work defines the community's participation, though a strong spirit of volunteering remains evident despite a drop in numbers since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria. This is higher than most similar areas, though the rate has fallen 14 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.1% of people providing care and 32.1% doing heavy housework, both well above national figures. Conversely, those caring for children unpaid are among the lowest at 14.6%, far below the state average.
18.1% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.6% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 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.
A little more than 4.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Jeparit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222035/jeparit/topic/community