28.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crafers - Bridgewater · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Crafers - Bridgewater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people give their time to others in Crafers - Bridgewater compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 28% of residents volunteer, which is double the national figure. This strong trend of giving extends into the home, where people are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than those in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.3% of people helping out. This is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national figure, though it has fallen 2.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more common than in most areas, with 34.1% of people caring for children and 27.7% doing over 15 hours of housework. Those providing other unpaid care also rose to 15.1%, which is well above the national figure.
15.1% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 3.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
3.4%
Lower than 54% of urban centre 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 Crafers - Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413001/crafers-bridgewater/topic/community