14.8% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karama · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Karama
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 30% of people in Karama provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most other areas. This local trend toward family support sits alongside a strong presence of former Defence Force members and a volunteering rate that mirrors the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is common here, with 28.2% of people doing so unpaid. Meanwhile, 12.6% provide general unpaid care, which is well above the Northern Territory figure, though only 18.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.6% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Karama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70143/karama/topic/community