13.8% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Croydon provide unpaid childcare, making it much more common here than in most other areas. While unpaid care for children and other family members is high, there has been a noticeable drop in the number of people volunteering their time in the local community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and close to the national figure. However, this is 6.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 29.3% of people caring for children and 14.1% providing other unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, 21.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week.
14.1% —
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% —
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most other areas and sits slightly below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 69% of state electorate 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 Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22201/croydon/topic/community