4.9% ▼ -43.3%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cartwright · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cartwright
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 4.9% of people in Cartwright volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where local participation in unpaid work and service is generally much lower than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very rare here, with only 4.9% of residents giving their time. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 19.4%, and far fewer people do 15 or more hours of housework each week compared to the rest of Australia. However, overall unpaid care for others is 12.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.2% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Cartwright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10837/cartwright/topic/community