20.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stapleton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stapleton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Stapleton stands out among similar areas for its high levels of community involvement. Over one in five residents volunteer their time, which is well above both the Territory and national figures. This spirit of contribution is seen alongside a very high rate of people providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of people in Stapleton volunteer, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and the Northern Territory.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 22.2% of people providing such support, which is far above the national figure. While 24.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 16.7% care for children unpaid, which is far below the Territory average.
22.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Defence service is more common in Stapleton than in most similar areas, with 5.5% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% national figure and about the same as the Territory average.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Stapleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70243/stapleton/topic/community