28.6% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Arm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in East Arm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 28.6% of people in East Arm volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas. However, there is very little unpaid care or housework happening here compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in East Arm, with 28.6% of residents pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% figure seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 19% of people caring for children. Meanwhile, there are no residents reporting 15 or more hours of unpaid housework or providing other unpaid care, which is far below the national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 East Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021017/east-arm/topic/community