18.1% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Casuarina · State Electorate
Community Participation in Casuarina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Casuarina is marked by a strong spirit of giving, with a very high proportion of people contributing their time. About 18.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, though the rate fell 1.7 percentage points since 2011 to 18.1%. This remains well above the 14.1% seen across the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common than in most areas, with only 9.7% of people providing such support. This is a little below the national figure, and 17.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well below the Australian average.
9.7% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 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.
A high number of residents have a military background, with 6.5% having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8% and a little above the Northern Territory average of 5.2%.
6.5%
Higher than 94% of state electorate 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 Casuarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70008/casuarina/topic/community