16.3% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Malak · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Malak
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A modest amount of unpaid work and community service shapes daily life in Malak. While 16.3% of residents volunteer, nearly 30% provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.3% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above both the Northern Territory and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.0% of people helping out, which is a little above the national figure. However, the 17.5% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 20.7%.
11.3% ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
More people in Malak have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.4% of residents having served.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Malak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70169/malak/topic/community