14.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Carina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid childcare define the community spirit in Carina, where 28.5% of people look after children without pay. While this is a little above the national figure, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have seen a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people in Carina volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. This level of participation has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than a quarter of residents provide unpaid childcare, though the proportion of people doing at least 15 hours of housework is a little below the national figure. Unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas at 10.5%.
10.5% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Carina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303011049/carina/topic/community