21.0% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clifton Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clifton Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Clifton Hill volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit is the standout feature of the area's social participation. Other forms of unpaid work and service are more typical for a suburb of this size.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.0% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the 18.6% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework is much lower than in most other areas.
13.6% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
Only 1.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 68% 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 Clifton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20574/clifton-hill/topic/community