19.6% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brinkin - Nakara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brinkin - Nakara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Brinkin - Nakara volunteer their time, a figure that is well above both the Northern Territory and national averages. This high level of community involvement stands out as the main feature of the area, despite a small decline in volunteering since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 5.5 percentage points above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care rates are generally low here, with only 9% of people providing unpaid care and 23.4% caring for children, both of which are lower than most areas.
9.0% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.6% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 less common in Brinkin - Nakara than in other similar areas, with 2.5% of people having served in the Defence Force.
2.5%
Lower than 60% 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 Brinkin - Nakara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021013/brinkin-nakara/topic/community