15.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Humpty Doo · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Humpty Doo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are stepping up to help others in Humpty Doo (L) since 2011, with a notable rise in those providing unpaid care. Around 15.7% of the community now volunteer their time, which is slightly above the national figure. The area stands out for the high number of people supporting children and others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have climbed 1.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.7%, placing the area slightly above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has risen sharply to 29.5% since 2011, which is well above the Australian figure. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 14.2% of people providing other unpaid care, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly to 19.4%.
14.2% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 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.
Defence Force veterans make up 3.9% of the population, which is a little above the national average but slightly below the Northern Territory figure.
3.9%
Higher than 59% 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 Humpty Doo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721008/humpty-doo/topic/community