13.7% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carnegie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Carnegie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Carnegie is marked by lower rates of unpaid domestic work and childcare than other areas. While about 13.7% of people volunteer, the number of residents providing unpaid childcare and housework is well below both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Carnegie are about the same as the rest of Australia and Victoria. However, the proportion of people who volunteer has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to most areas. Only 22.1% care for children unpaid and 16.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the national figures.
11.5% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 1.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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).
More for Carnegie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021176/carnegie/topic/community