15.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Darwin · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Darwin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 7% of people in Darwin have served in the Defence Force, a rate well above the national figure. This strong military presence sits alongside a community where around 16% of people volunteer their time. While many residents provide unpaid care for children, few spend a large amount of time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above both the Territory and Australian figures. This is a small drop from 2011, when 16.9% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27% of people provide unpaid childcare, Darwin has one of the lowest rates of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. Only 8.9% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most other areas.
8.9% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is far more common here than elsewhere, with 6.9% of people having served. This is a little above the Territory average and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.9%
Higher than 91% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL703001/darwin/topic/community