6.1% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Daly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Daly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Daly volunteer their time compared to similar areas, but unpaid family work is very common. While only 6.1% of residents volunteer, a huge 38% of the population provides unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest in the region at 6.1%. This is well below the Northern Territory and Australian rates of 14.1%, and the figure has fallen 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 38% of people caring for children, a rate far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is alongside 22.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, though only 8.8% provide other unpaid care.
8.8% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.0% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
1.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031058/daly/topic/community