18.7% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Braitling · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Braitling
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Braitling volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the same rate for the Northern Territory and Australia. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are more likely to give their time to others than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figures seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 28.7% of people caring for children, which is a little above the national figure of 26.3%. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework or providing other unpaid care are much lower than in most other areas.
10.0% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Defence service is recorded for 2.4% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian figure and a little below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
2.4%
Lower 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 Braitling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70039/braitling/topic/community