18.9% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nhulunbuy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Nhulunbuy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Nhulunbuy volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% recorded for both the Northern Territory and Australia. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area. While many residents help out in their spare time, fewer provide formal unpaid care compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits well above the national and territory average of 14.1%. This level of participation is around the middle when compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of people provide unpaid childcare at 31.3%, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas, at just 5.9%.
5.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
About 2.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%, though it sits a little below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70208/nhulunbuy/topic/community