31.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ghoolendaadi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ghoolendaadi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a strong feature of Ghoolendaadi, where nearly a third of residents volunteer. This high level of local contribution is matched by a significant number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.7% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and the state average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for 18.3% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. However, only 11.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well below the Australian average of 20.7%.
18.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.7% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. About 6.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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 Ghoolendaadi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11615/ghoolendaadi/topic/community