5.2% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) spend their time caring for children, reflecting a community focused heavily on family life. While unpaid care is very common here, formal volunteering is much less frequent than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.2% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Northern Territory and national figure of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 56.5% of people caring for children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 21.4% provide other unpaid care, which is well above the Australian average of 11.9%.
21.4% ▲ +114.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
56.5% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▲ +166.0%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
Very few people in the area have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.0%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
1.0%
Lower than 93% 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 Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715002/gunbalanya/topic/community