19.0% —
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darwin Waterfront Precinct · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Darwin Waterfront Precinct
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 17.5% of people in the Darwin Waterfront Precinct have served in the Defence Force. This high level of military service marks the area as far above the national figure, alongside a strong showing of local volunteers. It is a place where community contribution is common, though unpaid care roles are much less frequent than elsewhere.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.0%) volunteer here, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon in the precinct; only 16.5% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the Northern Territory's 30.2%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (13.9%) and providing general unpaid care (9.2%) are well below national figures.
9.2% —
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.5% —
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% —
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
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.
The share of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for its level at 17.5%, which is far above the national rate of 2.8%.
17.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Waterfront Precinct [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71150/darwin-waterfront-precinct/topic/community