22.6% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cambewarra Village · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cambewarra Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Cambewarra Village involves a high level of unpaid work and community spirit. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and a striking 9.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This reflects a community where people contribute a great deal of their own time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.6% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 30.3% care for children unpaid, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside 13.9% of people providing other unpaid care and 25.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.9% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Military service is very common in Cambewarra Village, with 9.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national figure.
9.4%
Higher than 94% 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 Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10763/cambewarra-village/topic/community