11.0% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drysdale · State Electorate
Community Participation in Drysdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Drysdale have been involved in unpaid work and volunteering since 2011. While 11% of residents now volunteer, this is well below the national figure of 14.1%. The area is also notable for having a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling 4.7 percentage points to 11%. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Northern Territory and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework at 16% is much lower than most areas. While 26.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the national figure—those providing other unpaid care rose to 10.2% since 2011.
10.2% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas. At 4.9%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the rest of the Territory.
4.9%
Higher than 88% 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 Drysdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70010/drysdale/topic/community