20.2% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marlow Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marlow Lagoon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of community involvement sets Marlow Lagoon apart from the rest of the territory. Around 20% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people volunteer here, a figure that is well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus, with 35% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a lower than usual rate of people providing other types of unpaid care, at 10.6%.
10.6% ▲ +79.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Military service is common in the area, with 6.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% national average.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Marlow Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70176/marlow-lagoon/topic/community