12.5% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0860, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0860, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 0860, with 32.8% of residents caring for children. This is well above the national figure and represents the most significant form of community contribution in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. Only 12.5% of people volunteer, a figure that has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 32.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, only 15.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well below the Australian figure. General unpaid care has risen since 2011 to 12.9%, placing the area a little above the national average.
12.9% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% ▲ +41.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 here than in most areas. Only 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
2.2%
Lower than 70% 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 0860, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0860/0860-nt/topic/community