15.3% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Campbelltown · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Campbelltown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in eight residents in Campbelltown (SA) provide unpaid care to others, showing a strong local commitment to helping family and friends. While a good number of people contribute their time to the community, this spirit of service varies across different types of unpaid work and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but slightly lower than across South Australia. This rate has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13% of people providing care—a figure higher than most other areas. Around 27% of residents also provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.0% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 2.2%, this is lower than most other similar areas and slightly below the South Australian average of 3.2%.
2.2%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) 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/sa3/40104/campbelltown/topic/community