16.0% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darwin · Urban Area
Community Participation in Darwin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong military presence defines Darwin, where 6.8% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure and among the highest rates in the country. Most residents are active in their community through volunteering or unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16% of people in Darwin volunteer, which is higher than most areas and a little above the 14.1% recorded for both the Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27% of people provide unpaid child care—a figure about the same as the national average—rates of unpaid housework and general care are among the lowest in the country.
9.0% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 91% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 96% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
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.
Defence service is very common here, with 6.8% of residents having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little above the Territory's 5.2%.
6.8%
Higher than 95% 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 Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7002/darwin/topic/community