15.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
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.
Half of all adults in St Clair spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This high level of domestic work is a standout feature of the area's community life. Other participation rates generally mirror state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. While this is slightly higher than the national figure, it remains lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 15.6% of people providing care and 31.3% looking after children. Both figures are well above the national average of 26.3% for childcare.
15.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
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 residents reported serving 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 St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22337/st-clair/topic/community