27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carina · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Carina spend their time helping others through volunteering. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the daily lives of residents, with a very large number of people performing unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 27.3% of residents 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 work is a major part of life for many, as 45.5% of people care for children unpaid. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, and it is consistent with 36.4% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 36.4%
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 Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 Carina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20490/carina/topic/community