13.2% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moonee Ponds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Moonee Ponds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid child care define Moonee Ponds compared to similar areas. While only 22.6% of people provide unpaid care for children, the area sees a higher than usual number of residents providing other types of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian and national rates, but it has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is well below the national figure at 22.6%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.4%) are also fewer than in most areas. Conversely, 14.0% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national figures.
14.0% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
Defence service is much less common here than in similar areas, with only 1.5% of people having served in the Defence Force.
1.5%
Lower than 82% 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 Moonee Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206031116/moonee-ponds/topic/community