12.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0841, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0841, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.8% of people in postcode 0841 volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in unpaid care roles, though the area has a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 12.8% since 2011, a figure that is a little below both the Northern Territory and national rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 7.7% of people providing such support. This is well below the national figure, and those caring for children unpaid (21.1%) are well below the Territory average of 30.2%.
7.7% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
A high 5.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 89% 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 0841, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0841/0841-nt/topic/community