2.9% ▼ -84.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lajamanu · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Lajamanu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family responsibilities dominate daily life in Lajamanu, where 67.8% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is a huge increase from 2011 and stands far above the national figure. While child-rearing is a primary focus, other forms of community work and volunteering have dropped significantly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low in Lajamanu, with only 2.9% of people helping out. This is far below the Northern Territory average and represents a 15 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is the main unpaid activity here, with 67.8% of people caring for children, which is far above the national figure. In contrast, only 3.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far below the rest of the country.
8.8% ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
67.8% ▲ +151.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
3.6% ▼ -77.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
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.
No one in Lajamanu has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Lajamanu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721010/lajamanu/topic/community