9.7% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clayton - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Clayton - Central
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 10% of people volunteer in Clayton - Central, making it a place with very low levels of community and unpaid work. This trend is seen across the board, with the area falling well below both state and national figures for volunteering and caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very uncommon here, with only 15.5% of people caring for children and 7.6% providing general unpaid care. Both figures are far below the national and state averages, and the 13.5% who do significant housework are also among the lowest in the region.
7.6% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.5% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force at 0.4%, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.4%
Lower than 99% 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 Clayton - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051568/clayton-central/topic/community