28.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crinum · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Crinum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all adults in Crinum provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This high level of family support is matched by a strong culture of helping others, with far more people volunteering than in most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.3% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Crinum. About 47.2% of people care for children and 39.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above state and national figures. Meanwhile, 13.2% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the national average.
13.2% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
47.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.6% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 39.6%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.4%, this is a little above the 3.9% for Queensland and 2.8% for Australia.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Crinum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30751/crinum/topic/community