27.5% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goorambat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goorambat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Goorambat than in the rest of the state. This community is highly active, with 27.5% of residents giving their time to others, which is more than double the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, with 27.5% of people helping out, far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 17.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—more residents do heavy housework and provide general unpaid care than in most other areas.
14.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in similar areas, with 6.1% of the population having served, well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Goorambat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21068/goorambat/topic/community