24.4% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clarendon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clarendon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement define Clarendon compared to most similar areas. Roughly one in four residents volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.4% of people helping out. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent in the area, especially housework, with 30.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is far above the Australian figure of 20.7%. This trend is seen alongside higher than usual rates of people caring for children (27.9%) or providing other unpaid care (14.2%).
14.2% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most other areas, with 4.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40262/clarendon/topic/community