6.9% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0852, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0852, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in volunteer rates defines postcode 0852, where only 6.9% of people give their time to causes. This is well below the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. While formal volunteering is low, a very high proportion of the population is busy with unpaid family responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.9% of people in the area volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar places. This figure has fallen 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 44.5% of people providing this care—a figure far above the national rate of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is less common; 12.1% provide general unpaid care and 18.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.1% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.5% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 service is less common than in most areas, with 2.1% of people having served. This is well below the Northern Territory average of 5.2%.
2.1%
Lower than 73% 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 0852, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0852/0852-nt/topic/community