4.3% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pirlangimpi · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Pirlangimpi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Pirlangimpi volunteer compared to similar areas. While only 4.3% of residents volunteer their time, a much higher proportion of the community is heavily involved in unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 4.3% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 35.3% of people caring for children, well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, the share of people providing unpaid care fell sharply since 2011 to 8.9%, which is much lower than most areas.
8.9% ▼ -76.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -38.7%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 3.4% of the community have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
3.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Pirlangimpi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722029/pirlangimpi/topic/community