21.0% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carcoar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carcoar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Carcoar volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This strong spirit of community service is a standout feature of the area, where residents are far more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.0% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 20.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a high 27.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%. Unpaid care for others is lower than most areas at 10.7%.
10.7% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 in Carcoar than in most areas. About 3.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
3.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality 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 Carcoar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10807/carcoar/topic/community