14.1% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crossdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Crossdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Crossdale have remained steady since 2011, with 14.1% of people helping out. While volunteering is about the same as the national figure, the area stands out for its high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Crossdale; 17.2% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with a very high 45.3% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework, though the 15.6% who care for children unpaid is far below the state average.
17.2% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.3% ▲ +51.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 45.3%
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.
Military service is more common here than elsewhere, with 7.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Crossdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30755/crossdale/topic/community