12.8% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Palmerston · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Palmerston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most similar areas, 7.9% of Palmerston residents have served in the Defence Force. This strong military connection sits alongside a very high rate of people caring for children unpaid, though general volunteering has dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.8% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the national rate of 14.1% and has fallen 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.4% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.0%) and those providing general unpaid care (9.2%) are both much lower than in most other areas.
9.2% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
Military service is common in Palmerston, where 7.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little above the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
7.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70104/palmerston/topic/community