23.8% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northampton · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Northampton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering shapes daily life in Northampton, where nearly a quarter of the population gives their time. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure, though it has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.8% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average. However, this figure fell 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 27.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a rate well above the national figure. Unpaid care for others sits at 11.1%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
11.1% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) 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 Northampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56790/northampton/topic/community