15.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carrowbrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carrowbrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid home and childcare define Carrowbrook compared to most similar areas. While volunteering is less common than in other places, a huge proportion of the community spends significant time managing households and raising children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer, which is lower than in most areas. This figure is still a little above the national rate of 14.1% and the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 47% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 37.5% provide unpaid childcare, which is among the highest rates for this level. However, providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas at 9.4%.
9.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 46.9%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Carrowbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10832/carrowbrook/topic/community