10.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Southport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people get involved in unpaid work or volunteering in Southport compared to the rest of the region. Only 10.3% of the population volunteer, which is well below both the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. This trend extends to home and family care, where participation is much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.3% of residents volunteer their time. This is well below the 14.1% seen across the Northern Territory and Australia, and it is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 14.3% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far below the Northern Territory's 30.2%. This is consistent with other care roles, as the number of people providing unpaid care (6.3%) and those doing significant housework (14.9%) are both well below national figures.
6.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.3% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 common in Southport than in most areas, with 5.0% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Northern Territory's 5.2%.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70242/southport/topic/community