5.0% ▼ -48.6%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nauiyu · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nauiyu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Nauiyu has seen shifting patterns over the last decade, with a strong focus on home and family duties. A striking 37.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. While formal volunteering is low, the community is deeply engaged in supporting relatives and managing households.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5% of people in Nauiyu volunteer, which is well below both the Northern Territory and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates of formal volunteering for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 21.2% of people providing care and 37.7% looking after children. These figures are far above the national average, and 23.5% of residents also do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
21.2% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.7% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▲ +79.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Only 1.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most other areas and sits well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Nauiyu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70203/nauiyu/topic/community