12.7% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0847, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0847, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in postcode 0847 than in the rest of the Northern Territory. This trend is seen across the board, with low rates of volunteering and home-based care. Most notably, the number of people caring for children unpaid has dropped by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 12.7% of people helping out. This figure is a little below the national and territory average of 14.1%, and it has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual here, with only 6.2% of people providing care and 13.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework. The number of people caring for children unpaid is also well below the national figure at 17.3%.
6.2% ▼ -53.2%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 higher than average 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure, though a little below the Northern Territory average of 5.2%.
3.5%
Higher than 66% 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 0847, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0847/0847-nt/topic/community