7.5% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cambridge Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cambridge Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 8% of people volunteer their time in Cambridge Park, suggesting a quiet approach to community activities. While many residents are busy with family duties, formal volunteer rates are well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.5% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure slightly above the New South Wales average. However, those doing over 15 hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are less common here than in most areas.
11.8% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Cambridge Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10767/cambridge-park/topic/community