17.5% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darwin Suburbs · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Darwin Suburbs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have taken on unpaid caring roles in Darwin Suburbs since 2011, though volunteering levels have stayed steady. About 17.5% of the population volunteers, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community that is generally more active in unpaid work than most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has risen to 28.3% since 2011, which is a little above the national figure. However, the 18% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and the 10.2% providing general unpaid care are both much lower than in most other areas.
10.2% ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above the own Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the Northern Territory.
4.7%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Darwin Suburbs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70102/darwin-suburbs/topic/community