25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clare · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clare
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in Clare give their time as volunteers, making it a place with very high community spirit. This strong level of participation is far above the national figure, though very few people here have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% average for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 29.2% of people helping out, which is well above the state figure. However, far fewer people perform heavy housework or provide general unpaid care compared to the rest of the country.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality 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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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/sal/SAL10916/clare/topic/community