9.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carrajung Lower · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carrajung Lower
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people provide unpaid care in Carrajung Lower, a figure well above the national average. While the area has a high rate of unpaid care and housework, very few residents volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 26.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the Victorian average. This is consistent with 17.3% of residents providing unpaid care, though the 20.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
17.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Defence service is very common in Carrajung Lower, where 8.9% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
8.9%
Higher than 93% 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 Carrajung Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20503/carrajung-lower/topic/community