12.8% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmerston · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Palmerston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high 7.8% of residents in Palmerston have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. While military service is common, fewer people here volunteer for community groups compared to most other areas. The community is also marked by a very high number of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, with only 12.8% of people pitching in. This is a little below the national figure and has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 32.4% of people providing this care, which is well above the Australian figure. In contrast, only 16.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well below the national average.
9.2% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest at this level. At 7.8%, it is a little above the Northern Territory average and well above the national rate of 2.8%.
7.8%
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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72800/palmerston/topic/community