13.4% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Campbelltown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Campbelltown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Campbelltown (SA) involves a modest level of community contribution, with 13.4% of people volunteering. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, suggesting that fewer residents here take on unpaid community roles compared to other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most similar areas, with 13.4% of the population giving their time. This is well below the South Australian average, though it is about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.7% of people care for children unpaid, which is around the middle for its level and similar to national figures. However, those providing general unpaid care and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are both lower than in most areas.
10.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%, but it is about the same as the national average of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40212/campbelltown/topic/community