18.0% ▼ -37.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Baines · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Baines
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Baines has remained steady over the last decade, though it is now a place where nearly 45% of people provide unpaid childcare. This level of family care is far above the national figure, marking it as a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.9% of people providing care and a massive 44.9% looking after children, which is far above the national figure. However, only 19.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, a rate that is much lower than most other areas.
12.9% ▼ -49.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.9% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 much more common here than in most other areas, with 4.8% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Baines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70021/baines/topic/community