Goondi · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Goondi

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

A far higher share of people provide unpaid care in Goondi than in the rest of the state. This is a community where 37.5% of residents look after children without pay, and volunteering is much more common here than across Australia.

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📍 Goondi, Suburb / Locality

Where Goondi sits — Volunteers

20.8%
  • 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 Goondi — higher than 62% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Goondi20.8%
4860, QLD 13.1%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is a frequent activity in Goondi, with 20.8% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.

20.8%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 20.8%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Care for children is very common, with 37.5% of residents doing so unpaid, which is far above the national figure. Other unpaid care is around the middle for its level at 12.5%, while about 20.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, similar to the state average.

12.5%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 12.5%

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

37.5%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.5%
  • 2021: 37.5%

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

20.8%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 20.8%

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 Goondi has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and a little below the national figure 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 Goondi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31199/goondi/topic/community