15.2% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cromer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cromer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Cromer provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of family support defines the local community's approach to unpaid work and participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here, with 31.6% of people doing so. Meanwhile, 22.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, and 11.3% provide other forms of unpaid care.
11.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
Defence Force service is seen in 2.1% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality 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 Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11119/cromer/topic/community