18.0% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alawa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Alawa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of volunteering than most areas mark Alawa as a place of active community spirit. About 18% of people here volunteer, a figure that has remained steady since 2011 and sits well above both the Northern Territory and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% recorded for both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 9.8%. This is about the same as the Northern Territory figure, while 27.3% of people care for children unpaid.
9.8% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
About 3.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a higher rate than most similar areas.
3.5%
Higher than 69% 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 Alawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021010/alawa/topic/community