12.3% ▲ —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thamarrurr · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Thamarrurr
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Unpaid care is much more common in Thamarrurr than in almost any other similar area. While only 12.3% of people volunteer, an overwhelming number of residents provide essential support for their families and homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 12.3% of people taking part. This is a little below the 14.1% recorded for both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is a huge part of local life, with 88.4% of people caring for children unpaid—far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of support extends to the home, as 92.8% do 15 or more hours of housework and 39.1% provide other forms of unpaid care.
39.1% ▲ +213.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
88.4% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 88.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
92.8% ▲ +110.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 92.8%
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 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level. This is a little below the Northern Territory's 5.2% and about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Thamarrurr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70252/thamarrurr/topic/community