16.6% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goonellabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Goonellabah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 16.6% of people in Goonellabah volunteer their time, which is 3.6 percentage points higher than the New South Wales figure. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area remains more active in community work and unpaid care than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, although the share of people giving their time fell from 21% in 2011 to 16.6% in 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common in Goonellabah than in most areas, with 14.2% of people helping out. This is a little above the national figure, alongside 26.4% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
14.2% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021246/goonellabah/topic/community