14.9% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0850, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0850, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people spend their spare time on unpaid work or volunteering in postcode 0850 than in most other areas. While 14.9% of the population still volunteer, this is lower than it was in 2011. The area also sees much lower levels of unpaid childcare and housework compared to the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have fallen by 3.8 points since 2011 to reach 14.9%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the Northern Territory and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 23.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 30.2%. Similarly, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is among the lowest in the country at 15.6%.
8.4% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most areas, with 5.2% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
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 0850, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0850/0850-nt/topic/community