28.5% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carnamah · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Carnamah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Carnamah spend their time volunteering, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out, even though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly over the last decade. It marks the area as a place where people are very active in helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is much higher than most areas, although the rate fell by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 6.6% of people providing care and 19.7% caring for children—both well below the national figures. Around 21.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is about the same as the typical Australian.
6.6% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 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 higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 4.2%, this is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) 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 Carnamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51470/carnamah/topic/community