2.3% ▼ -60.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ali Curung · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ali Curung
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap separates Ali Curung from the rest of the country in how people contribute their time. While very few residents volunteer, a huge number are dedicated to unpaid care and housework, with 55.7% looking after children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 2.3% of people in Ali Curung volunteer, which is far below the Northern Territory and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for any area at this level.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The burden of unpaid work is very high here, with 38.2% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with the fact that 55.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a rate far above the national average.
6.5% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
55.7% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.2% ▲ +550.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 38.2%
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.
No one in Ali Curung has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Ali Curung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70004/ali-curung/topic/community