11.9% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carnarvon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Carnarvon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of community involvement define Carnarvon compared to most similar areas. Only 11.9% of people volunteer, and the rates of unpaid care and housework are far below the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Carnarvon are 11.9%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here, with only 8% of people caring for children and 8.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far below the national averages, which sit at 26.3% and 20.7% respectively. Overall, the 6.5% of people providing unpaid care is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
6.5% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.0% ▼ -56.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.4% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.9%. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50267/carnarvon/topic/community