15.7% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Leanyer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Leanyer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little more than 15% of people in Leanyer volunteer, which is slightly above the national figure. While many residents contribute their time, the area sees a higher than usual proportion of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of residents volunteer their time. This is lower than in most similar areas, though it remains a little above the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28% of people providing this care, which is higher than in most areas. Other forms of unpaid work are less frequent, as only 11.4% provide general unpaid care and 18.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.4% ▲ +47.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of the population having served. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it is a little below the Northern Territory rate.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70161/leanyer/topic/community