12.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
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.
Daily life in Claremont involves a high number of veterans and a typical level of unpaid care. While 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, volunteering rates are much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.6% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care or looking after children is about the same as the state and national figures, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national average.
12.6% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.3% of the population being veterans.
4.3%
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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60113/claremont/topic/community