16.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clayfield · State Electorate
Community Participation in Clayfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to volunteering in Clayfield than in most other areas, with 16.1% of residents pitching in. While community spirit is high, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework than the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is higher than most areas, though the rate has fallen 1.0 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower here than in most areas, with only 22.0% of people caring for children unpaid, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the proportions of people providing general unpaid care or doing 15+ hours of housework are both well below state and national levels.
9.8% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
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.
Around 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is higher than most areas and about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
3.2%
Higher than 59% of state electorate 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 Clayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30019/clayfield/topic/community