8.4% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Campbelltown · State Electorate
Community Participation in Campbelltown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Campbelltown provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents balance home and family duties, formal volunteering has seen a significant decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.4% of people in Campbelltown volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest for similar areas. This represents a drop of 5.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare and 12.1% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 20.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
12.1% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 1.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 77% of state electorate 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/sed/SED10014/campbelltown/topic/community