Milikapiti · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Milikapiti

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

More than a third of people in Milikapiti provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents care for children, other forms of community work and service are much less common here than in the rest of the country.

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📍 Milikapiti, Suburb / Locality

Where Milikapiti sits — Volunteers

4.1% ▼ -42.6%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milikapiti — lower than 97% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Milikapiti4.1%
0822, NT 8.2%
Northern Territory 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 4.1% of people in Milikapiti volunteer, which is far below the Northern Territory and Australian figures of 14.1%.

4.1% ▼ -42.6%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 4.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is very common at 35.3%, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, other forms of unpaid work are much lower, with only 6.9% providing unpaid care and just 6.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework.

6.9% ▼ -63.8%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

35.3% ▼ -18.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 43.1%
  • 2016: 35.3%
  • 2021: 35.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

6.3% ▼ -74.8%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 33.6%
  • 2021: 6.3%

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.

No one in Milikapiti has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.

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 Milikapiti [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70185/milikapiti/topic/community