11.8% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Camden · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Camden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 12% of residents volunteer in Camden, which is a little below the national figure. Most people here engage with their community through family and home responsibilities rather than formal volunteer roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people in Camden volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Around 11% provide other unpaid care and 21.4% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are lower than most areas.
11.0% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population, which is about the same as the figure for New South Wales.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10769/camden/topic/community