18.1% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Campbell Town · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Campbell Town
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over five per cent of residents in Campbell Town have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other similar areas. While volunteering rates are typical for the state, there is a notably high proportion of people spending significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is roughly the same as the Tasmanian average and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 27.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, the 20.3% who provide unpaid child care is well below both the state and national averages.
12.2% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is more common here than in most areas, with 5.1% of the population having served, slightly above the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Campbell Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60094/campbell-town/topic/community