14.1% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clifton Springs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clifton Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Clifton Springs than in most similar areas. While volunteering rates are typical for the country, the area stands out for its high number of former Defence Force members and those performing housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly higher than the state average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of residents providing such support, which is a little above the national figure. This includes 24.5% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
14.0% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
A higher than usual 3.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20575/clifton-springs/topic/community