7.8% ▼ -58.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Arumbera · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Arumbera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people engage in unpaid care or volunteer work in Arumbera. Only 7.8% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of community activity extends across childcare and housework too.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 7.8% of people helping out. This is well below the Northern Territory rate of 14.1% and among the lowest figures for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 3.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week. Similarly, the 19.1% who provide unpaid childcare is far below the Territory average of 30.2%.
7.4% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
3.9% ▼ -61.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 1.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Arumbera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70019/arumbera/topic/community