18.2% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karaak Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Karaak Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering set Karaak Flat apart from similar areas. Around 18.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is strong, with 18.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, as 30.3% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to other care roles, with 15.2% providing general unpaid care and 27.3% caring for children.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% average for Australia.
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 Karaak Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12078/karaak-flat/topic/community