25.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gooram · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gooram
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.6% of people in Gooram volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This strong level of community spirit is seen across the area, though very few residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four residents volunteers their time, a rate far above both Victoria and the rest of Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While very few people provide unpaid childcare, 15.2% of residents give unpaid care and 28% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures well above the national average.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.6% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for Victoria and Australia.
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 Gooram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21066/gooram/topic/community