26.0% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Claremont · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Claremont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped up to provide unpaid care in Claremont since 2011. The area is defined by a very high rate of community spirit, with 26% of residents volunteering their time. This level of participation is far above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26% of people in Claremont volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, remaining far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has risen to 13%, a figure a little above the national average. While those caring for children rose to 26.5%, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly to 19.9%.
13.0% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 share of residents than in most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.4% of the population having this experience.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51750/claremont/topic/community