31.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cromer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cromer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of residents in Cromer have stepped up as volunteers since the last census, marking a significant trend in local involvement. This community is far more active in volunteering than most other areas, with 31.7% of people giving their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, at 31.7%, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, reaching 26.3%. Meanwhile, those providing general unpaid care (12.9%) and those caring for children (25.8%) are about the same as state and national figures.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40327/cromer/topic/community