13.9% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Moree
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Moree provide unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state. While about 13.9% of residents volunteer, a striking number of people are not involved in unpaid childcare or home duties compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.9% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 17.8% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 22% of people caring for children unpaid and 17.4% doing heavy housework. Both figures are well below the state and national averages and have fallen since 2011.
10.1% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Moree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110031195/moree/topic/community