12.8% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Croydon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Croydon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in Croydon than in most other areas. While many residents maintain typical patterns of housework and general care, the area shows a lower tendency toward volunteering and military service compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much less common here than in most areas, with 22.6% of people providing care, well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, around 20.5% do 15 or more hours of housework and 12.4% provide general unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national averages.
12.4% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Only 1.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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/sa2/120031679/croydon/topic/community