31.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goombargana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goombargana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of residents in Goombargana volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This strong spirit of community service defines the area, where 31.7% of people give their time to others. While volunteering is very high, the number of people serving in the defence force is lower than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas. At 31.7%, this is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a mix of trends; 14.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the state average. However, the proportion of people caring for children or doing heavy housework is lower than in most areas.
14.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.3% seen in New South Wales and the 2.8% national average.
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 Goombargana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11716/goombargana/topic/community