27.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crooked Brook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Crooked Brook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Crooked Brook than across the country, with 27.6% of residents giving their time. This strong community spirit is a standout feature for the area, which also sees much higher rates of Defence Force service than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. While unpaid childcare is a little below the Australian average at 25%, well above the national figure do 24.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is among the highest for areas of this type. At 7.0%, this is well above both the Western Australian figure of 2.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Crooked Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50354/crooked-brook/topic/community