6.5% ▼ -72.4%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gwoja · State Electorate
Community Participation in Gwoja
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Gwoja volunteer than in most similar areas, but child care is a major priority. While volunteering has dropped sharply, the number of residents providing unpaid care for children has climbed significantly to 43.3%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.5% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% figure for both the Territory and Australia. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and represents a 17 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very common here, with 43.3% of people providing it—far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are among the lowest in the region at 12.5%.
11.4% ▲ +64.1%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
43.3% ▲ +64.7%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.5% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
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.
Only 1.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
1.1%
Lower than 93% 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 Gwoja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70014/gwoja/topic/community