31.4% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goon Nure · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goon Nure
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Goon Nure than in the rest of the state, with 31.4% of residents giving their time. This spirit of contribution is a standout feature for the area, which also sees much more unpaid care and housework than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.4% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, with 32.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 16.1% provide unpaid care—well above the 11.9% national average—only 20.3% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national rate of 26.3%.
16.1% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 5.0% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the Victorian and Australian figures.
5.0%
Higher than 80% 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 Goon Nure [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21064/goon-nure/topic/community