Carwarp · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Carwarp

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far more people pitch in than in most similar areas, making Carwarp a highly active community. One in three residents volunteers, a figure that is far above both the state and national rates.

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📍 Carwarp, Suburb / Locality

Where Carwarp sits — Volunteers

33.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carwarp — higher than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Carwarp33.3%
3494, VIC 14.7%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 33.3% of people in Carwarp volunteer, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.

33.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 35.4% of people caring for children and 16.7% providing other unpaid care, both well above the state and national figures. However, the 18.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national average of 20.7%.

16.7%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

35.4%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 35.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.8%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 18.8%

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 Victorian rate of 2.0% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.

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 Carwarp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20509/carwarp/topic/community