6.4% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cliftleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cliftleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Cliftleigh has shifted over time, with a stark contrast between formal volunteering and home-based care. While few people engage in organised community work, nearly 40% of residents provide unpaid child care. This creates a profile where family support is high but formal community participation is low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.4% of people in Cliftleigh volunteer, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 13.0% and among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a major priority here, with 39.8% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are less common than in most areas.
10.9% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.8% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 common at a rate of 2.5%, which is about the same as both the New South Wales and national figures.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Cliftleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10931/cliftleigh/topic/community