Campbelltown · Sub-region (SA3)

Community Participation in Campbelltown

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people volunteer in Campbelltown than in most similar areas. Only 8.5% of the population does volunteer work, which is well below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Campbelltown, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Campbelltown sits — Volunteers

8.5% ▼ -29.6%
  • 5.0%–5.9%: 4 areas
  • 5.9%–6.8%: 4 areas
  • 6.8%–7.7%: 7 areas
  • 7.7%–8.6%: 9 areas
  • 8.6%–9.5%: 10 areas
  • 9.5%–10.4%: 17 areas
  • 10.4%–11.3%: 17 areas
  • 11.3%–12.1%: 19 areas
  • 12.1%–13.0%: 21 areas
  • 13.0%–13.9%: 26 areas
  • 13.9%–14.8%: 30 areas
  • 14.8%–15.7%: 34 areas
  • 15.7%–16.6%: 33 areas
  • 16.6%–17.5%: 24 areas
  • 17.5%–18.4%: 21 areas
  • 18.4%–19.3%: 13 areas
  • 19.3%–20.2%: 16 areas
  • 20.2%–21.1%: 10 areas
  • 21.1%–22.0%: 11 areas
  • 22.0%–22.9%: 7 areas
  • 22.9%–23.8%: 5 areas
  • 23.8%–24.6%: 4 areas
  • 24.6%–25.5%: 2 areas
  • 25.5%–26.4%: 1 area
  • 26.4%–27.3%: 0 areas
  • 27.3%–28.2%: 1 area
  • 28.2%–29.1%: 3 areas
  • 29.1%–30.0%: 1 area

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Campbelltown — lower than 93% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Campbelltown8.5%
Greater Sydney 11.6%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

The volunteer rate in Campbelltown is among the lowest for its level, having fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 8.5%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.

8.5% ▼ -29.6%

Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

More people here provide unpaid child care than in most areas, with 27.7% doing so, which is a little above the national figure. Other forms of unpaid care and housework are about the same as the state and national levels.

11.5% ▼ -3.4%

Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) 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.

27.7% ▼ -5.1%

Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 27.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

21.1% ▲ +0.3%

Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 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.

Defence service is much lower than in most similar areas, with 1.8% of the population having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.

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/sa3/12302/campbelltown/topic/community