9.1% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caroline Springs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Caroline Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of unpaid childcare define daily life for many in Caroline Springs, where 31.4% of people provide this care. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, though other forms of community contribution are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While childcare roles are common, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (18.7%) are much lower than most areas. Other unpaid care is provided by 12.1% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.1% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Force service is less common here than in most areas, with 0.9% of people having served. This is a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Caroline Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20500/caroline-springs/topic/community