24.5% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jervis Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Jervis Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Jervis Bay (L) is marked by a strong commitment to helping others and a heavy military presence. About one in four people volunteer their time, and over a third of the population have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 24.5% of people giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life here, as 29.6% of people care for children—well above the national average. Housework and general unpaid care are also more common than typical, with 23.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
10.2% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▲ +66.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is exceptionally high in Jervis Bay (L), where 34.4% of residents have served. This is far above the national figure of 2.8%.
34.4%
Higher 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 Jervis Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL922002/jervis-bay/topic/community