19.1% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moruya - Tuross Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Moruya - Tuross Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Moruya - Tuross Head, where nearly one in five people volunteer. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.6% of people providing care and 27.5% doing heavy housework, both figures well above the national average. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 19.0%.
14.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
Four per cent of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Moruya - Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041026/moruya-tuross-head/topic/community