2.9% ▼ -83.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Arnhem · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Arnhem
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap exists between West Arnhem and the rest of the country in how people contribute to their community. While unpaid childcare is very common here, formal volunteering is far less frequent than in other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 2.9% of people in West Arnhem volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and far below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a major part of life here, with 65.7% of people providing it—far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. However, 9.6% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure of 11.9%.
9.6% ▼ -64.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
65.7% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.1%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
Defence service is less common in West Arnhem than in most areas, with only 0.8% of people having served, well below the Northern Territory's 5.2%.
0.8%
Lower than 69% 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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70284/west-arnhem/topic/community