7.7% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Clair · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Clair
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 8% of people volunteer in St Clair, a figure well below the New South Wales average. This marks a significant gap in community participation for the area, though more residents than usual provide unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.7% of people providing this care, which is well above the state average. Other unpaid work is less frequent, with 11.8% of people providing general unpaid care, about the same as the national figure.
11.8% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.6%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 63% 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 St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13647/st-clair/topic/community