15.5% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Humpty Doo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Humpty Doo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 5% of people in Humpty Doo have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. The community is active in unpaid work and volunteering, though these activities have dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of residents volunteer, a figure slightly above the Northern Territory and Australian averages. This is a small drop from 2011, when the rate was 16.7%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 22.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Territory average. While 28.8% care for children unpaid, only 9.8% provide other types of unpaid care, a rate much lower than most areas.
9.8% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
The proportion of residents who served in the Defence Force is 5.4%, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Northern Territory average.
5.4%
Higher than 89% 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 Humpty Doo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031032/humpty-doo/topic/community