21.4% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
White Gums · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in White Gums
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in White Gums volunteer, a rate that has grown since 2011 to become well above the national figure. This community is defined by high levels of unpaid work, from childcare to general support for others. It also has a notably strong connection to the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 17.2% providing general care and 30.3% looking after children, both of which are much higher than most areas. Nearly a quarter of people also spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure.
17.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
The area has one of the highest proportions of veterans, with 7.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.3%
Higher than 90% 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 White Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70285/white-gums/topic/community