14.3% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moorabool · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Moorabool
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Moorabool provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support defines the community's social contribution, even as other forms of participation have shifted. While many residents lean into care roles, formal volunteering has seen a notable decline.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most other areas. This is around the same as the Victorian and national figures, but it represents a 6.0 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care and 23.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are higher than most areas. The number of people caring for children is especially high at 29.7%, well above the national figure.
14.2% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) 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 Moorabool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25150/moorabool/topic/community