32.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Hale volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care for others. The area stands out for its high rates of both formal volunteering and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 32.2% of people pitching in. This is far 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 very prevalent, with 23.7% of people providing support, far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 35.6% of people caring for children, though only 6.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far below the Australian average.
23.7% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
6.8% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
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.
About 5.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Northern Territory's 5.2%.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Hale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70121/hale/topic/community