Kunparrka · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Kunparrka

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More than 32% of people provide unpaid childcare in Kunparrka, which is well above the national figure. While this community is very active in caring for others at home, it has some of the lowest rates of formal volunteering in the country.

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📍 Kunparrka, Suburb / Locality

Where Kunparrka sits — Volunteers

3.1% ▼ -38.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kunparrka — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Kunparrka3.1%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 5.9%
Northern Territory 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 3.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far below both the Northern Territory and Australian average of 14.1%.

3.1% ▼ -38.8%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 3.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 21.4% of people providing unpaid care and 28.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above the Northern Territory figures.

21.4% ▲ +80.6%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 46.6%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

32.7% ▼ -47.0%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 61.7%
  • 2016: 75.3%
  • 2021: 32.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

28.6% ▲ +471.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 43.8%
  • 2021: 28.6%

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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and well below the Northern Territory average of 5.2%.

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 Kunparrka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70151/kunparrka/topic/community