9.6% ▼ -55.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jimboomba · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Jimboomba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.6% of people in Jimboomba volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. While volunteering has dropped sharply over the last decade, a very high number of residents spend their time caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Jimboomba fell by 12 percentage points since 2011. At 9.6%, the rate is now well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 31.7% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 10.7%.
10.7% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland state average of 3.9%.
3.7%
Higher than 53% 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 Jimboomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314014/jimboomba/topic/community