12.7% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carlingford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carlingford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of people in Carlingford provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas. While family responsibilities are common, few residents spend their spare time volunteering. This creates a profile where home-based care is a priority, but community-based service is less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 30.8% of people providing unpaid care for children, well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with high rates of unpaid housework, which 24.5% of residents perform for 15 or more hours a week. However, providing other types of unpaid care is less common at 10.8%, which is lower than most areas.
10.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.4% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Carlingford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10817/carlingford/topic/community