48.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cross Roads · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cross Roads
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Cross Roads volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community service in the region. This high level of engagement is mirrored in the home, where many residents take on significant unpaid care and housework duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 48.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 37% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with high rates of unpaid care, including 33.3% caring for children, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
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 state and national figures.
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 Cross Roads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20677/cross-roads/topic/community