23.0% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moyne - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Moyne - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Moyne - East volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, even though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2016. Residents here are also more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 23.0%, volunteering is among the highest for areas of this type and well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. However, this figure fell 8.9 percentage points since the 2016 census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This trend is consistent with the area having more people providing unpaid care (14.1%) and caring for children (28.2%) than most other places.
14.1% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 2.6% of residents have 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.
2.6%
Lower than 56% 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 Moyne - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041477/moyne-east/topic/community