12.2% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lingiari · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Lingiari
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Lingiari provide unpaid childcare, which is among the highest rates across the country. This strong focus on family care stands out against lower levels of general volunteering and other unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 12.2% of people helping out. This is a little below the Northern Territory and national figures, and it has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 33.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure of 26.3%—those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are much lower than in most areas.
9.8% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.7% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 here than in most areas, with 4.2% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 86% of federal 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 Lingiari [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED701/lingiari/topic/community