7.7% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Clair · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in St Clair
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in St Clair have volunteered since 2011, and the area now has some of the lowest rates of volunteering in the region. While community service has dipped, nearly 29% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of people volunteer here, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the national average of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates of volunteering for areas of this size.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 28.7% of people caring for children, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. About 22.2% of residents do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, while 11.8% provide other unpaid care.
11.8% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.6% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124051470/st-clair/topic/community