14.2% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alice Springs · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Alice Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of people in Alice Springs provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of childcare is a standout feature of community life here, even though other types of unpaid work and volunteering are less common than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Territory and national figures. This is a decline from 2011, when 18% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, others types of unpaid work are much less common. Only 15.7% do 15 or more hours of housework a week and 9% provide unpaid care, both of which are much lower than most areas.
9.0% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2% and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70201/alice-springs/topic/community