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Gouldsville · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Gouldsville

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More people get involved in their local area in Gouldsville than in most similar places. A striking 36.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of engagement extends to family life and national service.

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📍 Gouldsville, Suburb / Locality

Where Gouldsville sits — Volunteers

36.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gouldsville — higher than 91% of areas.

Gouldsville36.4%
2330, NSW 14.9%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 36.4% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.

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36.4% —

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Half of all residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the own national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, no one here provides other forms of unpaid care, and 18.2% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the state average.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Military service is much more common in Gouldsville than elsewhere. About 16.7% of people have served in the Defence Force, far above the Australian average of 2.8%.

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 Gouldsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11732/gouldsville/topic/community