38.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Numburindi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Numburindi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 38.2% of people in Numburindi volunteer, a rate far above both the Territory and national figures. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the area's strong commitment to unpaid care and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 38.2% of residents pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and the Northern Territory.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 17.6% of people helping others and 35.3% caring for children. This trend extends to housework, where 23.5% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, well above the Territory's 17.1%.
17.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Military service is more frequent here than in most similar areas. About 10.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
10.3%
Higher than 97% 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 Numburindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70214/numburindi/topic/community