11.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carmoo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carmoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.3% of people in Carmoo do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This is far above the national figure of 20.7% and marks a high level of domestic work compared to most areas. Other forms of community support, such as volunteering and military service, are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 11.8% of residents helping out. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care make up 13.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 24.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a result that is around the middle for its level.
13.1% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
Only 2.0% of people in Carmoo have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Carmoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30542/carmoo/topic/community