17.9% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carmel · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Carmel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Carmel (L) have volunteered since 2011, though community involvement remains a key feature of the area. While volunteering rates have fallen, the local rate of 17.9% is still well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 23.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.2% of people caring for children and 12.8% providing other unpaid care. Notably, the 24% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework each week is well above both the state and national figures.
12.8% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
3.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre 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 Carmel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522010/carmel/topic/community