6.0% ▼ -47.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hermannsburg · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Hermannsburg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A very high number of people provide unpaid childcare in Hermannsburg, though other forms of community help are less common. While nearly 44% of residents care for children without pay, only 6% of the population volunteers their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is rare in Hermannsburg, where only 6% of people help out. This is well below the Northern Territory and national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here at 44.4%, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the proportions of people doing significant housework or providing other unpaid care are among the lowest in the country.
3.7% ▼ -72.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.4% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
4.7% ▼ -53.8%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 0.7% of people having served. This is well below the Northern Territory average of 5.2%.
0.7%
Lower than 69% 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 Hermannsburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70124/hermannsburg/topic/community