19.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Weddell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Weddell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people volunteer in Weddell, a rate well above both the Territory and national figures. This community spirit is paired with a strong history of military service. However, residents are far less likely to provide unpaid care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figure seen across Australia and the Northern Territory.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 7.7% of people provide unpaid care, and just 19.2% care for children unpaid, which is far below the Territory's 30.2%.
7.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
A high proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 8.2%, this is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
8.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Weddell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70283/weddell/topic/community