21.1% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clergate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clergate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are stepping up to help others in Clergate than in most similar areas. A striking 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is also seen in the large number of people providing unpaid child care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of people helping out, a figure well above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very high at 34.5%, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 12.9% providing general care and 20.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Clergate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10928/clergate/topic/community