15.8% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Durack · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Durack
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people have served in the Defence Force in Durack than in the rest of the Northern Territory. This suburb also sees much more unpaid childcare than other similar areas. While many residents are focused on home and family, a small number still find time to volunteer.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is still 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 childcare is very common here, with 35.9% of people providing it—a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. Conversely, the 9.1% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most similar areas.
9.1% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Defence service is a standout feature of the area, with 9.2% of residents having served. This is among the highest rates for this type of area and is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
9.2%
Higher than 94% 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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70084/durack/topic/community