12.2% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moranbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Moranbah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of people in Moranbah provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are busy with family, overall community volunteering has dropped since 2011. The area now sees fewer people giving their time to local causes than it used to.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with 12.2% of people now helping out. This is a little below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 32.1% of residents provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. However, other forms of unpaid work are uncommon; only 5.5% provide general unpaid care and 15.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well below state and national levels.
5.5% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 less common here than in most areas. About 2.1% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Moranbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312011341/moranbah/topic/community