5.6% ▼ -64.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Arnhem · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in East Arnhem
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in East Arnhem than in most other areas, with 57% caring for children. While family responsibilities are high, formal volunteering has dropped significantly. This creates a community profile where home-based support is the primary form of participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.6% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and has fallen nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 57% of people caring for children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. Other high rates include 18.1% providing general unpaid care and 21.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
18.1% ▼ -32.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
57.0% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Just 1.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is well below the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory.
1.1%
Lower than 94% 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 East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71300/east-arnhem/topic/community