23.5% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clinton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Clinton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over double the national rate of Defence service and a high volunteer spirit mark the community of Clinton. While 23.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Australian figure, the area also sees a much higher proportion of people providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 17% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, as 17.5% of people provide care and 31.2% do over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well above state and national levels. In contrast, the 9.8% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.5% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.8% ▼ -40.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.2% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.2%
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 7.7% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
7.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Clinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40270/clinton/topic/community