19.2% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woolner - Bayview - Winnellie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Woolner - Bayview - Winnellie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Woolner - Bayview - Winnellie than in the rest of the country. About 19.2% of residents give their time to others, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia. This strong local commitment to volunteering stands out against lower rates of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people here volunteer, which is much higher than most other areas. This level of community involvement has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in other areas, with only 8.6% of people providing care and 24.5% caring for children. This is well below the national figure, although the proportion of people providing unpaid care rose 3.7 points since 2011.
8.6% ▲ +76.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
7.0%
Higher than 95% 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 Woolner - Bayview - Winnellie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011009/woolner-bayview-winnellie/topic/community