33.3% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gobarralong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gobarralong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A third of residents in Gobarralong give their time as volunteers, making it a place where community involvement is far more common than in most other areas. This strong spirit of helping out is a standout feature of daily life here, with volunteer rates far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of people in Gobarralong volunteer, which is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid care than in most other areas, with only 7.8% providing care and 17.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well below the national figures.
7.8% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, well above the 2.8% Australian average.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Gobarralong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11692/gobarralong/topic/community