35.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carapook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carapook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 35.3% of people volunteer their time in Carapook, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.3% of the community volunteers, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.7% of people providing care and 29.4% looking after children, both of which are well above the national figures. In contrast, the 11.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the 20.7% national average.
15.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 figures for both Victoria and 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 Carapook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20483/carapook/topic/community