24.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gobarup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gobarup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Gobarup volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the local data, showing strong rates of unpaid care and a significant number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 32.4% of people providing this care, which is well above the national rate of 26.3%. While 27% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 10.8% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the Australian figure.
10.8% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 9.4% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
9.4%
Higher than 94% 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 Gobarup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21052/gobarup/topic/community