18.9% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kambah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kambah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 31.1% of people in Kambah provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This high level of family care is mirrored by a strong commitment to the wider community and the military. Many residents here contribute their time through volunteering and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (18.9%) volunteer their time. This is about the same as the Territory figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15% of people providing care and 22.9% doing over 15 hours of housework. Both figures are well above those for the Territory and Australia.
15.0% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Kambah than in most areas. About 5.8% of the population have served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Kambah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80082/kambah/topic/community