15.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goyder · State Electorate
Community Participation in Goyder
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former Defence Force members and people managing heavy workloads at home shape daily life in Goyder. Around 5% of the population have served in the military, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While volunteering remains steady, the time people spend on unpaid work varies across the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Northern Territory and national figures. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 16.8% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents handle significant unpaid work, with 21.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the Territory average. Meanwhile, 26.5% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Territory rate, and 9.2% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than in most areas.
9.2% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is common here, with 5% of residents having served. This is a little above the national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas.
5.0%
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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70013/goyder/topic/community