14.8% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karama · State Electorate
Community Participation in Karama
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Karama provide unpaid childcare, making it a place where family care is a common part of daily life. Overall, community involvement and unpaid work in the area remain steady, with a small but notable proportion of residents having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of the community volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is high at 27.9%, while 11.8% of people provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that rose 2.9 points since 2011. Meanwhile, 17.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas.
11.8% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 higher than usual 3.5% of people in Karama have served in the Defence Force, which is slightly below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Karama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70016/karama/topic/community