28.3% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carnamah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Carnamah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Carnamah volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement marks the area as one of the most active for volunteering among similar places, though the number has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national average and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people in Carnamah provide unpaid care compared to the rest of the country, with only 6.8% caring for others and 18.5% looking after children unpaid.
6.8% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, at 5.0%.
5.0%
Higher than 78% 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 Carnamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522011/carnamah/topic/community