14.2% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Camden South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Camden South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people provide unpaid childcare in Camden South, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a community where a large proportion of residents take on significant caregiving roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average but lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees much higher rates of unpaid work than most places, with 28.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This aligns with the high number of people caring for children unpaid.
12.6% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Around 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10772/camden-south/topic/community