16.4% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moffat Beach - Battery Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Moffat Beach - Battery Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Five per cent of residents in Moffat Beach - Battery Hill have served in the Defence Force, a figure much higher than most similar areas. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the community remains more active in unpaid work and care than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most areas, though the rate has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 13.2% helping out. This is a little above the national figure of 11.9%, and while 23.0% do 15 or more hours of housework, only 24.0% provide unpaid childcare.
13.2% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.0% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
5.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Moffat Beach - Battery Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021422/moffat-beach-battery-hill/topic/community