4.7% —
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Daly · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in West Daly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in West Daly provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are much lower than in most areas. This includes very low rates of volunteering and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Northern Territory and Australian averages. This rate has also fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is very common, with 51.3% of people doing so unpaid, though this is 7.4 percentage points lower than in 2016. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework rose to 31.8%, which is far above the national figure.
11.1% —
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
51.3% —
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% —
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
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 1.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Northern Territory average of 5.2%.
1.0%
Lower than 96% 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 West Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74680/west-daly/topic/community