14.2% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Golden Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Golden Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Golden Point take on unpaid care and housework compared to most similar areas. While volunteering rates are typical for the state, the local community is much less likely to spend significant time on home duties. About 14.2% of residents volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Golden Point are about the same as the state and national figures, with 14.2% of people helping out.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 11.8% of people providing care. This is consistent with lower rates of unpaid childcare (21.8%) and housework, as only 17.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on home duties.
11.8% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both Victoria and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Golden Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21056/golden-point/topic/community