15.5% ▲ +124.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Eaton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Eaton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of all residents in Eaton have served in the Defence Force, a massive figure compared to the rest of the country. This strong military presence defines the area, though community life also involves a very high rate of unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but still a little above the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major priority here, with 38.3% of people providing unpaid care for children, a figure far above the Australian average. However, only 4.1% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the national rate.
4.1% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.3% ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
Defence service is incredibly common in Eaton, where 51.3% of people have served. This is far above the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory and the 2.8% national average.
51.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Eaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70089/eaton/topic/community