26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crossman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Crossman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in Crossman volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with a high number of people giving back through unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.9% of residents helping out, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—far more people handle heavy housework, with 33.1% doing 15 or more hours a week.
12.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 33.1%
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.
The area has a strong history of military service, as 8.1% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% national average.
8.1%
Higher than 91% 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 Crossman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50355/crossman/topic/community