7.7% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Borroloola · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Borroloola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Borroloola involves a high level of unpaid home and family work, though formal volunteering is rare. Around 35.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Northern Territory and Australian averages. This level of community volunteering has fallen by 1.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 27.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, far above the Territory average. While 35.3% look after children unpaid, the share of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 8.6%.
8.6% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% ▼ -37.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 uncommon in the area, with only 2.5% of people having served. This is a little below the Northern Territory figure and about the same as the national average.
2.5%
Lower than 78% 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 Borroloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721003/borroloola/topic/community