10.8% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moreton Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Moreton Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.8% of people volunteer their time, meaning community participation in Moreton Island is much lower than in most other areas. This low level of engagement extends across volunteering and unpaid care, which are both well below the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 10.8% of residents pitching in, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very rare in the area. Only 2.9% of people care for children unpaid and 5.6% provide general unpaid care, both of which are far below the national figures.
5.6% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
2.9% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.4% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 common here, with 3.0% of residents having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 53% 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 Moreton Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051574/moreton-island/topic/community