32.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goorangoola · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goorangoola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Goorangoola than in the rest of the country. While 32% of residents give their time to others, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong community spirit extends to a high level of unpaid care and housework within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 18% providing unpaid care and 30% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Meanwhile, the 24% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
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, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Goorangoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11722/goorangoola/topic/community