14.6% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darwin City · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Darwin City
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Darwin City are now helping out at home than in 2011, though unpaid care remains much lower than elsewhere. While volunteer rates have stayed steady, the area stands out for its high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and barely changed since 2011. This is about the same as the Northern Territory and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in the rest of the country, with only 5.0% providing care and 13.7% caring for children. These figures are far below the national average, though both rose slightly since 2011.
5.0% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.7% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.2% ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
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.
A high proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 8.7%, this is well above the Northern Territory's 5.2% and the national figure of 2.8%.
8.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Darwin City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011002/darwin-city/topic/community