26.7% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ilparpa · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ilparpa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteer rates than most areas define the community spirit in Ilparpa. About 26.7% of residents give their time to help others, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011. This level of engagement is far above both the territory and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.7% of people helping out. This is 13 percentage points higher than the national and territory figures, and it rose 7.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 25.8% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 25.2% care for children unpaid, and 10.1% provide other unpaid care, a figure that fell 2.6 points since 2011.
10.1% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 3.5% of people in Ilparpa have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
3.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Ilparpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722016/ilparpa/topic/community