18.4% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0853, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0853, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have stepped back from unpaid work and volunteering in postcode 0853 since 2011. While 18.4% of residents still volunteer, this is down from 21.9% a decade ago. Despite these drops, the area remains far more likely to have residents who served in the Defence Force than almost anywhere else in Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18.4% of people volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% figure for both the Northern Territory and Australia. This is a decline of 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 32.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure, though this fell 8.6 percentage points since 2011. Other forms of unpaid work are much lower than most areas, with only 4.0% providing general unpaid care and 17.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
4.0% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 huge 62.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest levels in the country and is far above the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory.
62.3%
Higher than 99% 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 0853, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0853/0853-nt/topic/community