25.4% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Goroke · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Goroke
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Goroke than in the rest of the country. Over a quarter of the population gives their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is mirrored in the high rates of unpaid care and housework across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.4% of people here are volunteers, a figure that is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although the number has fallen by 2.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is part of a broader trend toward more unpaid care in the area, as both caregiving and housework roles have risen significantly since 2011.
16.6% ▲ +382.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% ▲ +296.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 29.6%
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.
Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
1.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre 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 Goroke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222029/goroke/topic/community