13.0% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crace · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Crace
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Crace have volunteered since 2011, but the number of residents caring for children has climbed steeply. This shift is highlighted by 37.7% of people providing unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. It is a community where family duties and military service are more common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 to 13.0%. This is well below the ACT figure of 18.4% and lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 37.7% of people helping out—a jump of 8.6 points since 2011. Meanwhile, 9.4% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.4% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.7% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Military service is more frequent in Crace than in other areas. About 8.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
8.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Crace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041037/crace/topic/community