18.9% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Camberwell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Camberwell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Camberwell (Vic.) has remained steady, with nearly 19% of residents volunteering. This level of participation is well above the Victorian and national figures, reflecting a local population that is very active in supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.4% of residents helping out. While 26.2% provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the national figure—around 21.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.4% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 1.9% of the population having done so. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Camberwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20453/camberwell/topic/community