12.5% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0832, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0832, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35% of people in postcode 0832 provide unpaid childcare, a rate well above the national figure. This highlights a community where family care is a major part of daily life, even while other forms of volunteering and housework are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Northern Territory and Australian figures. This is a drop of 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 34.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—one of the highest rates for this level—those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas. Unpaid care for others is also much lower than in most areas at 8.5%, though this rose 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
8.5% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 9.4% of people having served. This is well above both the Northern Territory figure of 5.2% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
9.4%
Higher than 99% 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 0832, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0832/0832-nt/topic/community