17.3% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carlton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Carlton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Carlton have fallen since 2011, though they remain higher than most other areas. While 17.3% of residents still volunteer, there is a striking lack of unpaid childcare and housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, despite the rate falling by 3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 7.8% of people caring for children unpaid—far below the Victorian figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the shares of people providing general unpaid care (6.5%) and doing 15 or more hours of housework (9.3%) are among the lowest for this kind of area.
6.5% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.8% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.3% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 0.7% of the population. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and is among the lowest rates for similar areas.
0.7%
Lower than 96% 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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041117/carlton/topic/community