8.6% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clemton Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clemton Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 8.6% of people in Clemton Park volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are also less likely to provide unpaid childcare compared to other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low here, with only 8.6% of people helping out. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is less common here than in most areas, at 22.1%. While 12.3% of residents provide some form of unpaid care—about the same as the national figure—only 19.7% spend 15 or more hours on housework, which is much lower than most areas.
12.3% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Defence service is less common in this area than in others, with 1.1% of residents having served. This is a little below both the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 67% 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 Clemton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10927/clemton-park/topic/community