19.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crowdy Head · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Crowdy Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Crowdy Head volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are far more likely to give their time to others than people across the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of residents are volunteers. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid child care is much lower than most areas at 17.8%, a higher than usual 26.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. General unpaid care sits at 12.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.3% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national average of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Crowdy Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11131/crowdy-head/topic/community