37.7% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cleve · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cleve
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 37.7% of people in Cleve volunteer, a figure far above the 14.1% national average. This strong level of community involvement stands out even though volunteering rates have fallen since 2011. It is one of the highest rates for this activity among similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 37.7% of residents volunteer, this is 8.6 percentage points lower than the 46.2% recorded in 2011. Despite the drop, the rate remains far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most areas, with 29.1% caring for children and 13.2% providing other unpaid care. Additionally, 26.3% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.2% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Only 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
2.0%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) 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 Cleve [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41190/cleve/topic/community