14.7% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clarence Town · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clarence Town
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A third of people in Clarence Town provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than in most other areas. This level of care work is a standout feature for the town, alongside a strong history of military service. These figures show a community where many residents dedicate significant time to family and country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the national average and slightly above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 30.0% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework and 15.5% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above the national figures.
15.5% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 6.3% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Clarence Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10919/clarence-town/topic/community