3.9% ▼ -83.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Angurugu · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Angurugu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shift in community roles has seen unpaid care work rise sharply in Angurugu since 2011. While 64% of people now provide unpaid childcare, the number of local volunteers has fallen significantly to just 3.9%. This contrast highlights a strong focus on family support within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 3.9% of people in Angurugu volunteer, which is far below the Northern Territory and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and represents a 19 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is very common here, with 64% of people caring for children unpaid, far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside high rates of unpaid housework (39.2%) and general unpaid care (16.4%), both of which have risen since 2011.
16.4% ▲ +137.3%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
64.0% ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.2% ▲ +138.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 39.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.7% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
0.7%
Lower than 95% 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 Angurugu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721002/angurugu/topic/community