24.6% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Claremont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Claremont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Claremont volunteer their time, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This community is far more active in volunteering than the national average, with 24.6% of residents pitching in for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, at 24.6%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and far above the national average. This high level of community spirit has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common, with 12.3% of people providing support, a figure that rose 1.8 points since 2011. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are lower than most areas at 19.3%.
12.3% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 share of residents than in most similar areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.3% of the population having this experience.
3.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503011031/claremont/topic/community