Point Stuart · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Point Stuart

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Community involvement has seen a shift in Point Stuart, where only 11.1% of people now volunteer. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a broader trend of low unpaid work and care across the community.

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📍 Point Stuart, Suburb / Locality

Where Point Stuart sits — Volunteers

11.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Point Stuart — lower than 84% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Point Stuart11.1%
0822, NT 8.2%
Northern Territory 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Just 11.1% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% national figure and a little below the Northern Territory average.

11.1%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is very low in Point Stuart; 18.5% of people care for children, which is far below the Territory's 30.2%. No one reported doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework or providing other unpaid care, both of which are far below national and state figures.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

18.5%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is lower than most areas and well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.

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 Point Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70227/point-stuart/topic/community