21.2% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Clayton Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Clayton Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Clayton Bay (L) give their time to the community than in most similar areas. A standout 21.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of service is seen across volunteering, unpaid care, and former defence roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.2% of people helping out, though this is 8.2 percentage points lower than in 2011. This rate remains well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here; 18.6% of people provide such care, and 33.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above the national figures. In contrast, the 12.4% of people caring for children is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.6% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.4% ▼ -72.1%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.6% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 33.6%
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 larger share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 5.7%, this is a little above the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Clayton Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422015/clayton-bay/topic/community