20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carrick · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carrick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Carrick has remained a strong feature of the area, with 20% of people volunteering. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The community shows a high commitment to helping others, though this doesn't extend to a large number of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five residents volunteers here, which is much higher than in most similar areas. At 20%, this rate is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure. In contrast, the 16.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.6% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Carrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10827/carrick/topic/community