12.8% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darwin River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Darwin River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of Defence Force veterans live in Darwin River, where 5.3% of the population has served. While military service is common, other forms of community activity like volunteering and unpaid care are less frequent than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 12.8% of people helping out, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, and the 7.7% of people providing this support is well below the Australian average of 11.9%. This includes child care, which is well below both the territory and national figures, though 21.1% of people still do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework.
7.7% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is much more common in Darwin River than in most areas. At 5.3%, this is about the same as the Northern Territory average and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 84% 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 Darwin River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70074/darwin-river/topic/community