27.9% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clare · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Clare
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Clare volunteer, a figure far above both the state and national averages. While this level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas, it has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011. This highlights a strong, though slightly declining, culture of giving time to others in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.9% of residents giving their time. This is 14 percentage points higher than the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.2% care for children unpaid, and 11.2% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.2% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
A higher than usual 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021116/clare/topic/community