13.0% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0830, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0830, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Six per cent of residents in postcode 0830 have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. While many people here provide unpaid childcare, volunteering rates have fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 13.0% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure and represents a 1.4 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a major part of life for 30.1% of residents, which is well above the Australian average. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (16.9%) are much lower than most areas, while unpaid care for others rose to 9.9% since 2011.
9.9% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 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.
Postcode 0830 has one of the highest rates of military service at this level. At 6.3%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the Territory average and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.3%
Higher than 94% 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 0830, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0830/0830-nt/topic/community