12.3% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Googong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Googong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Googong has shifted as the area has grown, most notably with a very high number of people providing unpaid childcare. While typical for its size, the area now sees 45.9% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.3% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The rate of unpaid childcare is among the highest for this level of area at 45.9%, though those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than in most areas at 9.5%. Meanwhile, 20.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the state figure.
9.5% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.9% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 very common here, with 13.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is far above the Australian average of 2.8%.
13.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Googong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021610/googong/topic/community