21.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clarenza · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Clarenza
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement mark Clarenza (L) compared to most similar areas. Over a fifth of the population now volunteers, and a significant number of residents provide unpaid care for others. This spirit of helping out is seen in both formal volunteering and home-based care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of people in Clarenza (L) volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This involvement has grown since 2011, rising by 3.1 percentage points.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 17.4% of people providing care and 27.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the New South Wales averages.
17.4% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 3.6% of the community have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre 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 Clarenza [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122034/clarenza/topic/community