21.3% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Camperdown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Camperdown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in Camperdown give their time to volunteering, a rate well above the national figure. While this is a high level of community spirit, the number of volunteers has fallen by 7.3 percentage points since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of the community volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care or do heavy housework compared to most areas, although the 21.3% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.2% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Camperdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031471/camperdown/topic/community