15.9% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ludmilla - The Narrows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ludmilla - The Narrows
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in twelve people in Ludmilla - The Narrows have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure. This area shows a strong tendency towards community involvement, though the number of people providing unpaid care and housework is generally low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 15.9% of residents helping out, which is a little above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 17.9% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are much fewer here than in most areas. About 26.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Northern Territory average.
9.5% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.1% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 very common in the area, with 8.4% of residents having served. This is well above the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory and more than triple the national figure of 2.8%.
8.4%
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 Ludmilla - The Narrows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011006/ludmilla-the-narrows/topic/community