Karte · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Karte

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

One third of people in Karte volunteer, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents are also very likely to provide unpaid childcare.

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📍 Karte, Suburb / Locality

Where Karte 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 Karte — higher than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Karte33.3%
5304, SA 30.5%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 33.3% of people giving their time. This is far above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national average.

33.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 61.9%
  • 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.

While 33.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure of 26.3%—no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care. Around 20.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is about the same as the rest of the country.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

33.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 52.4%
  • 2021: 33.3%

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

20.8%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 20.8%

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, a figure that is well below the state and national averages.

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 Karte [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40671/karte/topic/community