24.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Golspie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Golspie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Golspie than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of the population gives their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong local engagement defines the community's approach to helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 15.9% of people provide care and 27.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Conversely, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 18.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
No one in Golspie has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Golspie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11699/golspie/topic/community