27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kamarah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kamarah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making Kamarah a highly active community. About 27.3% of residents give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of contribution extends to unpaid care for family and children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Kamarah, with 27.3% of people pitching in. This is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 16.7% of people providing care and 34.8% looking after children, both of which are well above national figures. Interestingly, the 13.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the state average.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Kamarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12061/kamarah/topic/community