9.1% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barkly · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Barkly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38% of people in Barkly provide unpaid child care, a figure far above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas. Only 9.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% seen across the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is among the highest at this level, reaching 37.8% and rising since 2011. Meanwhile, 20.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
9.6% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.8% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▲ +88.4%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 less common here than in similar areas. Only 1.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 5.2% for the Northern Territory.
1.4%
Lower than 90% 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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70420/barkly/topic/community