Campbelltown · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Campbelltown

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

Low levels of volunteering set Campbelltown apart from other similar areas. Only 8.0% of people here volunteer, which is well below the same figure for New South Wales and the rest of Australia.

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Where Campbelltown sits — Volunteers

8.0% ▼ -35.9%
  • 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 Campbelltown — lower than 90% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Campbelltown8.0%
2560, NSW 8.7%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is among the lowest at this level, with only 8.0% of residents taking part. This is well below the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.

8.0% ▼ -35.9%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 8.0%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

About 24.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Other forms of unpaid work are also less common, with 10.3% providing unpaid care and a much lower than usual 18.2% spending 15 or more hours on housework.

10.3% ▼ -12.2%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.7%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 10.3%

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

24.1% ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.4%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 24.1%

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

18.2% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 18.2%

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 served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

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 Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10779/campbelltown/topic/community