3.6% ▼ -57.9%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wugular (Beswick) · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wugular (Beswick)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Some of the highest rates of unpaid care in the region define Wugular (Beswick) (L), where 71.5% of people provide unpaid childcare. This high level of family support stands in contrast to very low rates of formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 3.6% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and far below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a downward trend, as the figure fell 4.9 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 71.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, far above the 26.3% national figure. Unpaid care for others and housework are also much higher than the NT average, with both roles seeing significant increases since 2011.
21.0% ▲ +61.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
71.5% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.4% ▲ +810.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 46.4%
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.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.0%. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and well below the Northern Territory average of 5.2%.
1.0%
Lower than 93% 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 Wugular (Beswick) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721015/wugular/topic/community