19.3% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moira · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Moira
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering set Moira apart from the rest of the state. While 19.3% of people here volunteer, the Victorian figure is only 13.3%. This strong community involvement comes alongside a high rate of unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer in Moira, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this has fallen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing care and 24.0% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both figures well above the national average. Meanwhile, 24.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national rate.
14.9% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 higher number of people in Moira have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.2% of the population having served.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021412/moira/topic/community