7.4% ▼ -37.4%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Elsey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Elsey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Elsey provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. While 46.2% of residents care for children unpaid, very few people engage in formal volunteering, with the rate falling to just 7.4% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.4% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this type and has fallen 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 46.2% of people caring for children, a figure far above the national 26.3%. This sits alongside a high 25% of residents doing over 15 hours of housework, though the proportion of those providing other unpaid care fell to 14.1% since 2011.
14.1% ▼ -35.4%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
46.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▲ +101.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 the area, with only 1.5% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
1.5%
Lower than 81% 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 Elsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051065/elsey/topic/community