15.3% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Clarendon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Clarendon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 22% of people in Lake Clarendon spend their time caring for children without pay. This is the most common form of community support in the area, though it is much lower than the national figure. Overall, residents are slightly more likely to volunteer or provide care than people in other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is lower than the rate seen in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are more common here than in most areas, sitting a little above the national figure at 14.1%. While 22.4% do a fair bit of unpaid housework, the proportion of people caring for children is well below the state and national average.
14.1% ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Lake Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31613/lake-clarendon/topic/community