19.4% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Nhulunbuy · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Nhulunbuy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Nhulunbuy volunteer, a rate well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit remains high, the town has seen a drop in both volunteering and unpaid childcare since 2011. It is a place where many residents help out locally, despite fewer people providing formal unpaid care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.4% of people in Nhulunbuy volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. However, this figure has fallen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is common here, with 31.2% of people providing unpaid care for children, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the town has some of the lowest rates of people providing general unpaid care (5.3%) or spending 15 or more hours a week on housework (16.0%).
5.3% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
Only 2.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
2.4%
Lower than 79% 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 Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715006/nhulunbuy/topic/community