15.7% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Port Darwin · State Electorate
Community Participation in Port Darwin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 10.4% of residents in Port Darwin have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. While this community shows a strong commitment to service, it has much lower rates of unpaid care and housework than the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that is a little above the national and Territory average. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 16.1% of people caring for children and 5.0% providing general unpaid care. Just 10.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far below the national figure.
5.0% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.2% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above both the Northern Territory and Australian figures.
10.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Port Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70022/port-darwin/topic/community