23.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crossover · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Crossover
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Crossover give their time to help others than in most similar areas. A striking 23.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.2% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid (15.9%) compared to the national figure of 26.3%, other forms of support are common. 26.8% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, and 17.4% provide unpaid care, both of which are well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
17.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 Crossover has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.0% for Victoria and the 2.8% seen across Australia.
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 Crossover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20679/crossover/topic/community