9.9% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Petermann - Simpson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Petermann - Simpson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just under a quarter of people in Petermann - Simpson provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While these caregiving roles have increased since 2011, other types of local involvement and service remain quite low compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Northern Territory and national rates of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles have grown, with 10.4% of people providing care and 24.5% looking after children. However, only 9.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is far below the national figure of 20.7%.
10.4% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.8% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 1.4% of people having served. This is well below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
1.4%
Lower than 83% 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 Petermann - Simpson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011050/petermann-simpson/topic/community