32.3% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Crystal Brook · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Crystal Brook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Crystal Brook than in most similar areas. About 32.3% of residents give their time to help others, a figure that sits well above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the town.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.3% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. This is among the highest rates for this type of area, although it fell 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, at 27.1%, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.6% provide other unpaid care and 25% care for children, both of which are about the same as the state and national averages.
13.6% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 5.3%, this is a little above both the South Australian figure of 3.2% and the national figure of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 82% 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 Crystal Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415011/crystal-brook/topic/community