8.2% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Campbelltown · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Campbelltown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 8.2% of people in Campbelltown volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. While a small number of people give back to the community, many others are busy with unpaid family duties. This creates a local landscape where home responsibilities often outweigh community-based activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2011, with the current figure of 8.2% sitting well below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here care for children unpaid than in most other areas, reaching 27.8%. Meanwhile, 11.5% of residents provide unpaid care and 21.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are about the same as the New South Wales figures.
11.5% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
Only 1.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
1.8%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) 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 Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11500/campbelltown/topic/community