16.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bynoe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bynoe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Bynoe provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country. While 16.7% of residents volunteer—slightly more than the national figure—the area is most notable for its high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little 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 much lower than in most areas, with only 7.3% of people caring for children, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Similarly, the 7.3% of people providing any unpaid care is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.3% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas. At 6.5%, this is a little above the Northern Territory and well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Bynoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70046/bynoe/topic/community