12.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clydebank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clydebank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Clydebank has seen shifting patterns, with unpaid housework now more common than in most similar areas. While only 12% of people volunteer, there is a strong presence of those providing unpaid care to others. The area reflects a mix of domestic responsibilities and a modest history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12% of people in Clydebank volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life here, with 28% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid chores, well above the 20.7% national average. However, the 21% who care for children unpaid is well below both the state and national figures of 26.3%.
14.0% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
Defence service is steady in the area, with 2.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Clydebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20583/clydebank/topic/community