6.0% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thamarrurr · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Thamarrurr
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Thamarrurr involves a very high level of unpaid family responsibility, with nearly half of all residents caring for children. While formal volunteering is low, the community is defined by these significant home-based commitments.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.0% of people volunteer here, which is well below the national and territory figure of 14.1%. This low level of formal volunteering has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 48.7% of people care for children and 31.8% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly—both rates are far above the national average. Around 12.3% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
12.3% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
48.7% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% ▼ -38.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 31.8%
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.
Only 1.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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 Thamarrurr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031059/thamarrurr/topic/community