14.6% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cambroon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cambroon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Cambroon than in most similar areas, with 16.4% of residents helping others. This community sees a high level of support for both family and veterans, which helps shape its social character.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people in Cambroon volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.4% of people providing support, a figure well above the national average of 11.9%. This is consistent with 25.7% of residents doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is also well above the national figure.
16.4% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 larger share of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.9% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Cambroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30498/cambroon/topic/community