20.4% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carine (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Carine (North Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Carine volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This local commitment to helping others is paired with very high rates of unpaid family care. It is a community where people are heavily engaged in both formal volunteering and supporting their own households.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%. However, this has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 35.4% of people caring for children and 24.6% spending 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are well above the national figures. General unpaid care also rose since 2011 to 12.9%, which is a little above the Australian average.
12.9% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3%
Higher than 64% of state electorate 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 Carine (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51304/carine/topic/community