18.3% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Croydon · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Croydon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 18% of people in Croydon volunteer their time, which is a much higher rate than the national figure. While community spirit is high, there has been a noticeable drop in unpaid care and housework since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is a decline from 2011, when 22.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas. Only 2.7% of people provide unpaid care, and only 11% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the national figures.
2.7% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.0% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.9%, this is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) 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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32600/croydon/topic/community