19.0% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cambewarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cambewarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service mark Cambewarra as a standout among similar areas. Nearly one in five people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is seen across various forms of community and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Cambewarra, with 19.0% of people giving their time. This is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 15.3%. While those caring for children are well below the national figure at 23.1%, 25.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
15.3% ▲ +133.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 notably high 4.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality 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 Cambewarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10762/cambewarra/topic/community