15.3% —
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
0874, NT · Postcode
Community Participation in 0874, NT
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 0874 spend their spare time on unpaid care or housework compared to most other areas. While 15.3% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from 22.1% in 2016. Overall, the local community is less involved in unpaid caregiving roles than the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 6.8 percentage points since 2016 to 15.3%. This is lower than most areas, though it remains a little above the Northern Territory and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here, with only 4.4% of people providing care and 14.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figures, and the 21.3% who care for children unpaid is also well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
4.4% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% —
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.6% —
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.6% of people having served. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% but a little below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 0874, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0874/0874-nt/topic/community