9.9% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
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Community Participation in Not in any Significant Urban Area
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people providing unpaid childcare defines daily life in Not in any Significant Urban Area (NT). While 36.4% of the population cares for children without pay, overall community volunteering has dropped significantly to just 9.9%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is low here compared to other areas. At 9.9%, this figure is well below the national and territory average of 14.1%, and has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major unpaid commitment, with 36.4% of people caring for children, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 10.5% provide other unpaid care and 18.4% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are much lower than most areas.
10.5% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.4% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
About 3.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%, though a little below the Northern Territory's 5.2%.
3.3%
Higher than 57% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/community