# Community Participation — Limmen

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

Area: Limmen (Suburb / Locality)

Almost no one in Limmen does 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This area shows very low levels of community and family support activities compared to both the Territory and the rest of the country.

Only 1.5% of people here volunteer, which is far below the Northern Territory and national figure of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates seen in similar areas.

Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 4.6% of people providing care and 9.2% caring for children. Both figures are well below the national average, and no one reported doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 1.5% | -79.0% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 4.6% | — |
| People caring for children unpaid | 9.2% | -7.7% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 0.0% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 0.0% | -100.0% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70163/limmen/topic/community