17.8% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Larrakeyah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Larrakeyah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 14% of residents in Larrakeyah have served in the Defence Force, making it one of the most military-connected areas in the country. This strong service history sits alongside a high rate of volunteering, though the area sees far less unpaid care and housework than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.8% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia, and the figure has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common in Larrakeyah than in most areas. Only 5.1% of people provide unpaid care and 12.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the national figures.
5.1% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.2% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
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.
The proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is 13.5%. This is far above the Australian average of 2.8% and well above the Northern Territory's 5.2%.
13.5%
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 Larrakeyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011005/larrakeyah/topic/community