5.9% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap in volunteering marks the community profile of postcode 0872. While 42.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—a figure far above the national average—only 5.9% of the population spends time volunteering for organisations. This contrast shows a community where unpaid work is focused heavily on the home and family rather than public service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest in the region at 5.9%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across the Northern Territory and Australia. This rate has also fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a primary focus here, with 42.7% of people caring for children unpaid, far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.6% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.6% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▲ +65.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
Only 0.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest proportions at this level and is well below the 5.2% recorded for the Northern Territory.
0.8%
Lower than 92% 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 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0872/0872-crosses-nt-sa-wa/topic/community