18.3% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 85% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Camden Haven · Urban Area
Community Participation in Camden Haven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Camden Haven have stepped up to volunteer since 2011, with 18.3% of residents now giving their time. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong presence of former Defence Force members. While fewer people now provide unpaid childcare, more residents are spending their time on housework and caring for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 18.3% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The share of people providing unpaid care is among the highest for similar areas at 14.8%. While the number of people caring for children has fallen sharply to 19.2%, 27.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the state average.
14.8% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Camden Haven than in most areas. Around 4.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
4.9%
Higher than 87% of urban area 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 Camden Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1009/camden-haven/topic/community