8.9% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Capels Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Capels Crossing
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of housework define Capels Crossing compared to similar areas. While only 8.9% of residents volunteer, a striking 31.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.9% of people in Capels Crossing volunteer their time. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 31.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the 20.7% national average. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (22.2%) and those providing general unpaid care (11.1%) are both lower than the figures for most areas.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 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.
No one in Capels Crossing has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the national figure 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 Capels Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20477/capels-crossing/topic/community