17.0% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Croudace Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Croudace Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Croudace Bay stands out for its high levels of unpaid care compared to similar areas. Nearly 40% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This community spirit extends to other areas, with more people volunteering and serving in the defence force than is typical across the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and a little above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 39.9% of people care for children, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Additionally, 24.7% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, well above the New South Wales level of 21.2%.
12.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.9% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 number of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above both the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Croudace Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11129/croudace-bay/topic/community