11.5% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northern Territory - Outback · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Northern Territory - Outback
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A wide gap in family responsibilities defines the Northern Territory - Outback, where 36.2% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While many residents handle heavy child-rearing loads, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the Northern Territory and national rates of 14.1%, and has fallen by 4.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 36.2% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care (10.4%) or doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.6%) are much lower than in most other areas.
10.4% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.2% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%, though it is a little below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
2.9%
Lower than 53% of region (sa4) 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 Northern Territory - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/702/northern-territory-outback/topic/community