5.9% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Minjilang · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Minjilang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost half of the people in Minjilang provide unpaid childcare, which is a far higher rate than across the rest of the country. This highlights how daily life here is heavily focused on family support, even as official volunteer rates remain very low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.9% of people in Minjilang volunteer, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across both the Northern Territory and Australia. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 46.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%, though this is 16 points lower than in 2011. Housework is also common, with 27.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, while only 2.7% provide other types of unpaid care.
2.7% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
46.8% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with 2.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Northern Territory average.
2.6%
Lower than 75% 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 Minjilang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722022/minjilang/topic/community