13.8% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weddell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Weddell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A slight decline in local volunteering is the main shift in Weddell since 2011. While 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure, other forms of community support like unpaid care remain lower than the Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people in Weddell volunteer, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas and has fallen 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 8.7%. Similarly, the 23.9% of residents caring for children unpaid is well below the Northern Territory figure of 30.2%.
8.7% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 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 5.0% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Weddell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031035/weddell/topic/community