Cranley · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cranley

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A much higher proportion of residents in Cranley have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. While 5.3% of people here are veterans, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework than the national average.

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📍 Cranley, Suburb / Locality

Where Cranley sits — Volunteers

15.0% ▼ -12.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cranley — lower than 66% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Cranley15.0%
4350, QLD 15.9%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15% of people in Cranley volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but roughly the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.

15.0% ▼ -12.8%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.2%
  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas, with only 16.7% of people providing this support. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Other forms of unpaid care and housework are about the same as state and national levels.

11.5% ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

16.7% ▼ -22.9%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

19.7% ▼ -8.5%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 19.7%

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.

Defence service is common here, with 5.3% of the population having served. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.

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 Cranley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30744/cranley/topic/community