12.3% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
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.
Far fewer people in St Clair volunteer than in most other areas, with only 12.3% of residents doing so. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, marking a significant gap in community involvement compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of people here volunteer, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the national average—this area is much lower than most others for unpaid housework (15.4%) and general unpaid care (9.5%).
9.5% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of residents having served.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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/SAL41367/st-clair/topic/community