15.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Muirhead · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Muirhead
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of residents in Muirhead provide unpaid childcare, reflecting a community with a very high demand for family support. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and is one of the most striking features of local daily life. The area also has a very strong connection to the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above both the Northern Territory and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 39.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, only 7.7% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Around 21.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the territory average.
7.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Defence service is very common here, with 13.5% of people having served. This is far above the Australian figure of 2.8% and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
13.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Muirhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70198/muirhead/topic/community