12.3% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carlingford - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Carlingford - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Carlingford - West provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of family care defines the local community's contribution to unpaid work. Other forms of community involvement, such as volunteering and military service, are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.3% of residents are volunteers, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher than most areas, 31.5% of people provide unpaid childcare and 24.6% do more than 15 hours of housework weekly. In contrast, the 11% who provide other unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
11.0% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Only 1.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Carlingford - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021712/carlingford-west/topic/community