27.3% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clare · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Clare
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Clare than in the rest of the state. About 27.3% of residents give their time to others, which is 13 percentage points above the national figure. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen from 34% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.3% of people helping out. This is far above the South Australian rate of 17.0%, though it has dropped by 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Fewer people here provide other types of unpaid care compared to most areas, with 11.4% doing so.
11.4% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 3.8% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
3.8%
Higher than 55% 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 Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415009/clare/topic/community