25.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carapooee West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carapooee West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong tradition of service defines Carapooee West, where community involvement is far higher than in most other areas. Over a quarter of the population volunteers, and nearly 10% of residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.9% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is about the same as the national rate at 25.9%. While 14.8% of people provide unpaid care—a little above the national figure—only 18.5% spend 15 hours or more on housework, which is much lower than most areas.
14.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
Military service is very common in Carapooee West, with 9.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
9.7%
Higher than 95% 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 Carapooee West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20482/carapooee-west/topic/community