17.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0835, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0835, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in postcode 0835 volunteer their time, a figure well above the national and territory average. This community participation is strongest in volunteer work and military service, while unpaid care for others remains relatively low. These patterns of giving and service have stayed mostly steady over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children involves 26.3% of people, which is about the same as the national figure. While unpaid care for others is much lower than in most areas, 22.4% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, well above the territory average.
10.2% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 Force service is very common here, with 5.5% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.5%
Higher than 90% 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 0835, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0835/0835-nt/topic/community