15.0% ▲ +299.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jigalong · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Jigalong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Jigalong is marked by a very high level of unpaid family support. Around 63% of people here provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This strong focus on home and family care defines how residents contribute to their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown significantly since 2011, with 15% of people now helping out. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 58.3% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is far above the national figure, alongside a high 18.2% of residents providing general unpaid care.
18.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
63.1% ▲ +221.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
58.3% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 58.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Jigalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522031/jigalong/topic/community