Gogango · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Gogango

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Very few people in Gogango engage in unpaid care or volunteering compared to other regions. Only 10.6% of residents volunteer, and almost no one has served in the Defence Force. This creates a profile of community participation that is well below state and national figures across every category.

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📍 Gogango, Suburb / Locality

Where Gogango sits — Volunteers

10.6% ▼ -53.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gogango — lower than 86% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Gogango10.6%
4702, QLD 14.6%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas. At 10.6%, the rate is well below the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%.

10.6% ▼ -53.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.0%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is uncommon in the area, with only 2.5% of people providing such support, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with other low rates, such as the 14.4% who care for children unpaid—far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.

2.5% ▼ -77.5%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 2.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

14.4% ▼ -46.9%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

15.6% ▼ -41.5%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 30.9%
  • 2021: 15.6%

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 Gogango has served in the Defence Force. This 0.0% rate is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and a little below the national average of 2.8%.

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 Gogango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31178/gogango/topic/community