10.5% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0840, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0840, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 0840 than in most other areas, with only 10.5% of residents doing so. While community volunteering has dropped, there is a strong presence of people providing unpaid care and those who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 19.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing care, which is higher than most areas. While very few people provide unpaid childcare, 30.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework—a figure far above the Territory average.
13.6% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.2% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 5.6% of the population. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.6%
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 0840, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0840/0840-nt/topic/community