16.0% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Croydon Hills · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Croydon Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of residents in Croydon Hills provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This level of family support defines the area's community contribution, which also includes a slightly higher rate of volunteering than seen across Victoria and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.0% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.5% of people providing care and 31.9% looking after children, both figures being well above the national average. Meanwhile, 22.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
15.5% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is about the same as the 2.0% seen in Victoria.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Croydon Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20683/croydon-hills/topic/community