26.9% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Unincorp. Other Territories · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Unincorp. Other Territories
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Across Unincorp. Other Territories, defence service is well above average and volunteering is well above average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
26.9% of people in Unincorp. Other Territories volunteer, up 44.8% since 2011 — well above average (above both the Other Territories average of 21.7% and the national 14.1%).
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
12.8% of people in Unincorp. Other Territories provide unpaid care to others, up 221.5% since 2011 — above average (above both the Other Territories average of 9.5% and the national 11.9%). 24.7% of people in Unincorp. Other Territories do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, up 143.3% since 2011, well above average (above both the Other Territories average of 19.0% and the national 20.7%). 23.6% of people in Unincorp. Other Territories look after children without pay, up 42.9% since 2011, below average (above the Other Territories average of 22.0% but below the national 26.3%).
12.8% ▲ +221.5%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▲ +143.3%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
4.6% of people in Unincorp. Other Territories have served in the Defence Force — well above average (above both the Other Territories average of 3.1% and the national 2.8%).
4.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Unincorp. Other Territories [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA99399/unincorp-other-territories/topic/community