21.9% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Jingili · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Jingili
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define Jingili, where 21.9% of people give their time to others. This strong spirit of helping out is paired with a high proportion of residents providing unpaid care for children and the elderly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.9% of people in Jingili volunteer, which is well above the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 32.1% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, 11.8% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is a little above the territory average and has risen since 2011.
11.8% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
3.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Jingili [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021018/jingili/topic/community