35.0% ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Campaspe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Campaspe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 35% of people in Campaspe volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35% of residents volunteer here, a rate that is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia. This is among the highest levels of volunteering seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 36% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19%) and those providing other unpaid care (9%) are both much lower than in most areas.
9.0% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -37.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the 2.8% national figure.
2.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Campaspe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30506/campaspe/topic/community