50.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Croxton East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Croxton East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in Croxton East volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents support others through unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 50.9% of people here volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.8% of people providing support and 35.1% caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national average of 26.3%. A little more than one in five people also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
15.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the national rate 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 Croxton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20681/croxton-east/topic/community