14.3% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clifton Springs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Clifton Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping others defines daily life in Clifton Springs, where a high number of people provide unpaid support. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, many residents still dedicate significant time to their homes and families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people here volunteer, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Clifton Springs provide unpaid care or do heavy housework than in most other areas. This includes 14.0% providing unpaid care and 24.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Victorian average.
14.0% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. The 3.7% of residents who have served is a little above the state figure of 2.0%.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Clifton Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031048/clifton-springs/topic/community