Crystal Brook · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Crystal Brook

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

Over a third of people in Crystal Brook volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This highlights a strong commitment to community work in a place where people also take on more unpaid duties at home than in most other areas.

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📍 Crystal Brook, Suburb / Locality

Where Crystal Brook sits — Volunteers

33.4% ▼ -10.3%
  • 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 Crystal Brook — higher than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Crystal Brook33.4%
5523, SA 36.8%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 33.4% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

33.4% ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.2%
  • 2016: 39.5%
  • 2021: 33.4%

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

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, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 13.7% provide unpaid care, while 26.6% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the state and national rates.

13.7% ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 13.7%

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

26.6% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 26.6%

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

27.9% ▲ +0.5%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.7%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 27.9%

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 much more common here than in similar areas, with 5.2% of people having served, which is a little above the national figure 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 Crystal Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40331/crystal-brook/topic/community