6.1% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Yuendumu - Anmatjere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Yuendumu - Anmatjere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Yuendumu - Anmatjere volunteer compared to other areas, but unpaid family care is incredibly common. A striking 45.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This highlights a community where participation is focused heavily on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.1% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 14.1% figure for the NT and Australia. This rate has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has one of the highest rates of unpaid childcare at 45.2%, far above the national figure of 26.3%. While 13.2% of people provide other unpaid care—which is higher than most areas—those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are a little below the Territory average.
13.2% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.2% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
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.
Only 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the NT average and much lower than most other areas.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 Yuendumu - Anmatjere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011054/yuendumu-anmatjere/topic/community