10.3% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marrakai · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marrakai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in community activities in Marrakai than in most similar areas. Only 10.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This low level of engagement extends to unpaid care and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 10.3%, the rate is well below both the Northern Territory and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 19.8% of people caring for children—far below the Territory's 30.2%. Similarly, those providing general unpaid care (8.6%) and doing 15 or more hours of housework (16.3%) are both well below national figures.
8.6% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%, though a little below the Territory's 5.2%.
3.9%
Higher than 69% 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 Marrakai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70177/marrakai/topic/community