22.2% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Carnarvon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Carnarvon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of volunteering set East Carnarvon apart from most similar areas. About 22.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a community that is more active in unpaid work than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 28.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure. While 22.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than in most areas at 8.5%.
8.5% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 East Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50454/east-carnarvon/topic/community