13.6% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Spillett · State Electorate
Community Participation in Spillett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 10% of people in Spillett have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. While a high proportion of residents provide unpaid childcare, the area is less likely than most to have people providing general unpaid care. Overall, community involvement is mixed, with a small but growing number of local volunteers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people volunteer their time, which is about the same as the Northern Territory and national figures. This rate has risen slightly by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 35.9% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care are among the lowest in the region at 7.8%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
7.8% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.9% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 community has a very strong military connection, with 9.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory and more than triple the Australian average.
9.6%
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 Spillett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70024/spillett/topic/community