Arnold · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Arnold

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Local involvement has remained very low in Arnold since the last census. Only 4.5% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a broader pattern of very low community participation across the area.

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📍 Arnold, Suburb / Locality

Where Arnold sits — Volunteers

4.5% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Arnold — lower than 96% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Arnold4.5%
0852, NT 6.9%
Northern Territory 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 4.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Northern Territory's 14.1%.

4.5% —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is uncommon here, with just 4.5% of people caring for children or providing other unpaid care. This is far below the Northern Territory's 30.2% for childcare, and no one reported doing 15 or more hours of housework per week.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in Arnold has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and well below the Territory average of 5.2%.

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 Arnold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70018/arnold/topic/community