12.5% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goldsborough · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goldsborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Goldsborough compared to the rest of the country. While few residents spend their spare time volunteering, there is a strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 34.2% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a higher rate of people doing significant housework, while those providing other types of unpaid care are lower than most areas.
10.9% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.3% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Goldsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31182/goldsborough/topic/community