32.1% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Campbell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Port Campbell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 32.1% of people volunteer in Port Campbell, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 32.1% of the population volunteering, Port Campbell is far above Victoria's 13.3% and Australia's 14.1%. This level of participation is much higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here handle unpaid work, with 29.6% caring for children and 28.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. Meanwhile, 12.6% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria.
12.6% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
About 2.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most other areas and about the same as the state figure.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Port Campbell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22104/port-campbell/topic/community