Clinton · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Clinton

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A high number of parents and guardians shape daily life in Clinton, where 32.3% of people provide unpaid childcare. This level of family care is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other forms of community or service involvement are more typical for the region.

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📍 Clinton, Suburb / Locality

Where Clinton sits — Volunteers

14.1% ▼ -26.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clinton — lower than 70% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Clinton14.1%
4680, QLD 15.9%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 14.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.

14.1% ▼ -26.0%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 32.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the state and national rates—those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are less common than in most areas.

11.3% ▲ +20.7%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

32.3% ▼ -12.4%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.9%
  • 2016: 36.4%
  • 2021: 32.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

21.2% ▼ -11.9%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.0%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 21.2%

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.

People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average and a little below the Queensland figure.

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 Clinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30626/clinton/topic/community