17.9% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Howard Springs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Howard Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than five per cent of people in Howard Springs have served in the Defence Force, a figure much higher than most other areas. The community is also active in giving back, with a high rate of volunteering compared to the rest of the country. These figures show a place with a strong commitment to service and community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 22.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the territory average. Meanwhile, 26.3% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.
10.2% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
A striking 5.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70129/howard-springs/topic/community