13.6% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carey Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carey Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 4.1% of people in Carey Bay have served in the Defence Force. While military service is a standout feature, other forms of community contribution and unpaid care follow typical patterns for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is roughly the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care, a little above the national figure. This includes 24.9% who care for children unpaid and 23.5% who do 15 or more hours of housework each week.
13.5% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is more common in Carey Bay than in most areas. The 4.1% rate is a little above the levels seen across New South Wales and Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Carey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10811/carey-bay/topic/community