20.5% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woolner · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woolner
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Woolner than in most other areas. This spirit of community is a standout feature for the suburb, where 20.5% of residents give their time, far exceeding the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents here volunteer, 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 care is much lower than in most areas, with only 7.1% of people providing unpaid care and 14.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well below the national figures for both tasks.
7.1% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.8% of the population, which is much higher than most other areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Woolner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70293/woolner/topic/community