17.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Alyangula · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Alyangula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 34.7% of people in Alyangula provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the territory and national averages. This high rate of childcare is the standout feature of community life here, though other forms of unpaid care and volunteering are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While many people provide unpaid childcare, only 4.0% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 18.6% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a little below the Australian average.
4.0% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.7% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 3.0% of the population having served. This is about the same as the national figure but a little below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Alyangula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70007/alyangula/topic/community