11.6% ▲ +74.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ghan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ghan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in community and care activities in Ghan compared to most other areas. Only 11.6% of residents volunteer, which is a little below the national figure. This trend of lower involvement extends across unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with 11.6% of people helping out, which is 2.5 percentage points below the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual, with only 6.3% of people providing care. This is well below the national figure, and far fewer people here do unpaid housework or care for children than in most other areas.
6.3% ▲ —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▲ +75.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.4% ▲ +118.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
0.0%
Lower 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 Ghan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70108/ghan/topic/community