12.5% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Gap · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in The Gap
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.5% of people in The Gap volunteer their time, reflecting a low level of community participation. This pattern extends to unpaid work at home, where residents are much less likely to provide care or housework than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower here than in most similar areas. At 12.5%, the figure is a little below both the Northern Territory and national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here, with only 7.2% of people providing care, which is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with other figures, as the 22.4% of people caring for children is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
7.2% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.5% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the own national figure of 2.8%, and sits around the middle for areas of its size.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70253/the-gap/topic/community