Mount Liebig · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mount Liebig

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

Daily life in Mount Liebig is heavily defined by home and family responsibilities. While very few people volunteer, an exceptionally high number of residents spend their time caring for others and managing the home.

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📍 Mount Liebig, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Liebig sits — Volunteers

1.9% ▼ -77.2%
  • 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 Mount Liebig — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mount Liebig1.9%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 5.9%
Northern Territory 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 1.9% of people here volunteer, which is far below the 14.1% recorded for both the Northern Territory and Australia.

1.9% ▼ -77.2%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 39.7%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Home duties are very common here, with 59.9% of people caring for children unpaid—far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with 42% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 20.4% providing general unpaid care, both of which are among the highest rates for similar areas.

20.4% ▲ +13.1%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 27.8%
  • 2021: 20.4%

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

59.9% ▲ +7.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 55.9%
  • 2016: 44.4%
  • 2021: 59.9%

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

42.0% ▲ +123.9%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 42.0%

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 the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Northern Territory average 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 Mount Liebig [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70196/mount-liebig/topic/community