16.6% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Gooburrum · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Gooburrum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Recent data shows a steady level of community involvement in Gooburrum, where 16.6% of people volunteer. While unpaid childcare is less common than in other areas, more residents spend significant time on housework and general care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.6% of residents giving their time, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a notable feature of the area, with 13.9% of people providing care and 25.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both well above national levels. In contrast, the 22.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of residents having served, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Gooburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31183/gooburrum/topic/community