13.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carpendeit · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carpendeit
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid housework than most similar areas define community life in Carpendeit. While volunteering is relatively uncommon, a large number of residents are heavily involved in caring for children and managing their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 27.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, slightly above the national figure. This is consistent with the 27.6% of people who do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the Victorian average.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state and national figures.
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 Carpendeit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20501/carpendeit/topic/community