7.7% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cams Wharf · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cams Wharf
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people in Cams Wharf balance home life with unpaid work, as 30.1% spend 15 hours or more each week on housework. This level of domestic activity is much higher than in most other areas. While home commitments are common, formal volunteering is quite low here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This figure is well below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 19.2% of people providing care and 28.2% looking after children. This is well above the New South Wales figure for housework, with 30.1% of residents doing 15 or more hours a week.
19.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
A higher number of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Cams Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10783/cams-wharf/topic/community