17.0% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Camden Haven · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Camden Haven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in childcare duties has shaped community life in Camden Haven since 2011. While the number of people caring for children unpaid fell by 12 points, the area remains active in other ways, with 17% of residents volunteering and a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and has barely changed over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national figure at 13.9%, but 14.9% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. More people also spend 15 or more hours a week on housework compared to the rest of the state.
14.9% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% ▼ -45.7%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 6.1% of the population. This is well above both the Australian figure of 2.8% and the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
6.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL114002/camden-haven/topic/community