13.8% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Godwin Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Godwin Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and military service define the community of Godwin Beach compared to the rest of the state. While volunteering is typical for the area, a significant number of residents spend their time supporting others through unpaid work and family care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Godwin Beach, with 29.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the 20.7% state average. This is consistent with higher rates of providing general unpaid care (16.0%) and caring for children (27.4%).
16.0% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Godwin Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31177/godwin-beach/topic/community