16.8% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goombungee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Goombungee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 6% of people in Goombungee have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. This community sees a higher level of civic and unpaid contribution than the state average, particularly through military service and household work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While those caring for children unpaid are a little below the national figure at 24.9%, well above the average of 20.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Unpaid care for others is about the same as the state and national rates at 12.5%.
12.5% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.9% of residents having served.
5.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Goombungee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31195/goombungee/topic/community