12.4% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Adelaide River · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Adelaide River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 12.4% of people in Adelaide River (L) volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This reflects a broader trend across the local community where rates of unpaid care and volunteer work have both fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of people who volunteer has dropped by 6.9 percentage points since 2011. At 12.4%, this is a little below the national and Territory figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in the rest of the Territory, falling to 16.5% since 2011. Similarly, only 13.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though the 11.3% who provide other unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
11.3% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.5% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
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.
About 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2%.
3.1%
Lower than 63% 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 Adelaide River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722001/adelaide-river/topic/community