19.9% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goomboorian · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goomboorian
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and veteran service than most similar areas define Goomboorian. Around 18.4% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. This is a community where people are significantly more likely to contribute their time to others, both through formal service and home-based support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of people in Goomboorian volunteer, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.4% providing care and 28.5% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above national figures. This contrasts with the number of people caring for children unpaid, which at 20.7% is well below the Australian average.
18.4% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
A total of 5.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Goomboorian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31194/goomboorian/topic/community