14.1% ▲ +66.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Batchelor · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Batchelor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Batchelor provide unpaid care compared to most similar areas, though volunteering is on the rise. While only 10.1% of residents provide unpaid care, those who have served in the Defence Force make up 5.1% of the population. This reflects a community with a distinct mix of service history and shifting home-life patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown significantly in Batchelor, rising from 8.5% in 2011 to 14.1% in 2021. This current level is about the same as the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has dropped sharply since 2011 to 18.5%, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, the 13.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is among the lowest for areas of this type.
10.1% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -56.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.4% ▲ +116.3%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. At 5.1%, this is about the same as the Northern Territory average and a little above the Australian figure.
5.1%
Higher than 79% 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 Batchelor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722010/batchelor/topic/community