5.0% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Numbulwar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Numbulwar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge proportion of residents in Numbulwar spend their time on unpaid family duties. While only 5.0% of people volunteer in the community, far more are dedicated to home life, with 67.2% providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.0% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this type.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family responsibilities are very common here, with 52.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, and 14.7% of residents provide unpaid care for others, which is higher than most areas.
14.7% ▲ +93.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
67.2% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
52.7% ▲ +171.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 52.7%
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 people have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and a little below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Numbulwar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70213/numbulwar/topic/community