14.2% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cleveland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cleveland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Cleveland than they were a decade ago, with rates falling from 19.2% in 2011 to 14.2% in 2021. While these figures are now about the same as the national average, other community roles remain steady. Notably, a much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people in Cleveland volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and nearly identical to the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare at 22.9%, a rate well below both the state and national figures. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (21.4%) and those providing general unpaid care (11.8%) are both about the same as the national average.
11.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average.
3.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021007/cleveland/topic/community