11.5% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carmila · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carmila
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Carmila volunteer than in most other areas, with only 11.5% of residents giving their time. This low level of community service is a key feature of the area's social profile compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—only 9.5% provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.5% ▲ +70.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Around 3.1% of people in Carmila have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the Queensland and Australian averages.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Carmila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30541/carmila/topic/community