16.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gobur · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gobur
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines Gobur, where volunteering and former military experience are more common than in most of the state. While few people here are caring for children, a high number of residents spend a significant amount of time on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people in Gobur volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and a little above the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common here, with 30% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are far below the national average at just 12.2%.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.4%
Higher than 76% 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 Gobur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21053/gobur/topic/community