8.2% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0822, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0822, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in postcode 0822 now spend their time volunteering, with the rate falling 4 percentage points since 2011. While community volunteering has dipped, the area remains a place where unpaid family care is very common. Nearly half of all residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.2% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This figure is well below the Northern Territory and Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 45.4% of people providing this support, far above the Australian rate of 26.3%. Other forms of help are more typical, as 12.8% provide general unpaid care and 20.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.8% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.4% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
2.3%
Lower than 69% of postcode 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 0822, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0822/0822-nt/topic/community