17.6% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darwin · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Darwin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in six people in Darwin volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a key feature of the city, where participation has remained steady over the last decade. Other areas of community service and unpaid work show a more varied picture compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Northern Territory and Australian averages. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 9.1% of people providing care and 16.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Those caring for children unpaid make up 25.5% of the population, which is well below the Northern Territory figure.
9.1% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
A high proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 5.8%, Darwin is among the highest for this level and is well above the national average of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 98% 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 Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71000/darwin/topic/community