17.9% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goolgowi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goolgowi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Goolgowi volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out in a place where other forms of unpaid care and service are less common than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is strong here, with 17.9% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 9.7%.
9.7% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Defence service is less common in Goolgowi than in other places. Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Goolgowi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11711/goolgowi/topic/community