7.3% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Victoria River · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Victoria River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Victoria River provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This is a community where family care is a primary focus, though formal volunteering and defence service are much less common than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.3% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This rate is well below the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%, and has fallen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 49.2% of people providing this care, far above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are far fewer than the national figure, and the proportion of people providing other unpaid care has fallen to 11.7%.
11.7% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
49.2% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.3% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Northern Territory average of 5.2%.
1.7%
Lower than 78% 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 Victoria River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051068/victoria-river/topic/community