40.6% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goongerah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goongerah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Goongerah volunteer than in most other similar areas. About 40.6% of the population gives their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong commitment to unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 40.6% of people helping out, a rate far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Goongerah; 56.3% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 15.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, only 12.5% care for children, which is far below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
15.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
56.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below both the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Goongerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21065/goongerah/topic/community