3.4% —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willowra · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Willowra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 61.1% of people in Willowra (L) provide unpaid childcare, far exceeding both the territory and national figures. This high level of family care defines daily life here, though formal volunteering is very low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 3.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is far below the Northern Territory and Australian average of 14.1%. This rate has fallen slightly since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Beyond childcare, unpaid care is common, with 23.5% of people providing support to others, a figure far above the national average. The number of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework has also risen to 20.1%.
23.5% —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
61.1% —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% —
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
No one in Willowra (L) has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 5.2% seen across the Northern Territory.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Willowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722037/willowra/topic/community