Camp Creek · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Camp Creek

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A far higher share of people provide unpaid care in Camp Creek than across the rest of the state. While 23.8% of residents give unpaid care, other forms of community help are much less common here than in other Australian towns.

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📍 Camp Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Camp Creek sits — Volunteers

9.5% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Camp Creek — lower than 88% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Camp Creek9.5%
4385 crosses QLD/NSW 23.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 9.5% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.

9.5% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Providing unpaid care is very common at 23.8%, far above the national figure of 11.9%. However, this is not driven by children, as the share of people caring for children unpaid (9.5%) and those doing heavy housework (7.1%) are both far below the state and national averages.

23.8% —

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

9.5% —

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

7.1% —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 7.1%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.

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 Camp Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10778/camp-creek/topic/community