Goodna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Community Participation in Goodna

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people in Goodna are giving their time to volunteer and housework than they were a decade ago. Only 10.3% of residents now volunteer, a figure that has dropped significantly since 2011.

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📍 Goodna, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Goodna sits — Volunteers

10.3% ▼ -35.6%
  • 5.0%–5.9%: 58 areas
  • 5.9%–6.8%: 52 areas
  • 6.8%–7.7%: 74 areas
  • 7.7%–8.6%: 86 areas
  • 8.6%–9.5%: 83 areas
  • 9.5%–10.4%: 103 areas
  • 10.4%–11.3%: 124 areas
  • 11.3%–12.1%: 144 areas
  • 12.1%–13.0%: 174 areas
  • 13.0%–13.9%: 180 areas
  • 13.9%–14.8%: 174 areas
  • 14.8%–15.7%: 152 areas
  • 15.7%–16.6%: 156 areas
  • 16.6%–17.5%: 135 areas
  • 17.5%–18.4%: 106 areas
  • 18.4%–19.3%: 106 areas
  • 19.3%–20.2%: 91 areas
  • 20.2%–21.1%: 79 areas
  • 21.1%–22.0%: 62 areas
  • 22.0%–22.9%: 52 areas
  • 22.9%–23.8%: 36 areas
  • 23.8%–24.6%: 38 areas
  • 24.6%–25.5%: 19 areas
  • 25.5%–26.4%: 21 areas
  • 26.4%–27.3%: 13 areas
  • 27.3%–28.2%: 14 areas
  • 28.2%–29.1%: 14 areas
  • 29.1%–30.0%: 37 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Goodna — lower than 80% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Goodna10.3%
4300, QLD 11.1%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, sitting at 10.3%, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.

10.3% ▼ -35.6%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national rate, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much less common here than in most areas. Overall, unpaid care for others has barely changed since 2011, remaining at 11.0%.

11.0% ▼ -6.7%

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.9% ▼ -23.9%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 34.1%
  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 25.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

16.8% ▼ -26.8%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 22.9%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 16.8%

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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.

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 Goodna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310041300/goodna/topic/community