21.0% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carwoola · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carwoola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Carwoola volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community is highly active in both formal volunteering and unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above the 14.1% national average and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 16.5% of people providing care, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 29% who care for children and 26.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the state average.
16.5% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
Defence service is very common in Carwoola, where 7.1% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national figure.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Carwoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10840/carwoola/topic/community