33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Claretown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Claretown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One third of people in Claretown volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This level of community involvement is much higher than in most similar areas, marking the town as a place where residents are exceptionally active in unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and 14.1% nationally.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 22.2% of people providing care and 37% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far above the national figures. Meanwhile, the 25.9% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the Australian average.
22.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Claretown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20565/claretown/topic/community