24.6% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Claremont · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Claremont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people now volunteer in Claremont than in most other areas. About 24.6% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This strong level of community involvement stands out as the main feature of local participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 12.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than most areas.
12.3% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population. This is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50296/claremont/topic/community