15.7% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leanyer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Leanyer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Leanyer involves a strong commitment to family and community, with 28% of people providing unpaid childcare. While volunteering has dipped slightly over the last decade, the area maintains a higher rate of service and care than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people in Leanyer volunteer, which is a little above the figures for the Northern Territory and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.1% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28% of people looking after children, a figure slightly above the national average. Other unpaid work is less frequent, though the number of people providing general unpaid care rose 3.7 points since 2011 to reach 11.4%.
11.4% ▲ +47.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 more common in Leanyer than in most other areas, with 3.6% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Australian figure but a little below the Northern Territory average.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021020/leanyer/topic/community