23.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Croobyar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Croobyar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Croobyar volunteer, creating a community where local contribution is far more common than in the rest of the state. This spirit of service is reflected in high rates of volunteering and a stronger-than-average presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 21.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—housework is more common here. About 31.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the Australian average.
10.8% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 31.1%
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 higher than usual number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 4.1%. This is a little above both the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Croobyar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11122/croobyar/topic/community