13.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goulburn · Urban Area
Community Participation in Goulburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 25.7% of people in Goulburn provide unpaid childcare, matching both state and national figures. While many residents support their families and the community, volunteer rates have dropped over the last decade. A notable number of former and current Defence Force members also call the area home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13% of Goulburn residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average, but it has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 13.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework sit at 20%, a figure that is lower than most other areas.
13.2% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 56% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 50% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Force service is more common here than in most other areas. With 3.5% of the population having served, Goulburn is a little above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% of urban area 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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1014/goulburn/topic/community