15.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 15.3% of people volunteer in Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland, which is the most common form of community contribution here. This is a little above the national figure, though it has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011. Generally, the area has much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than in the rest of Queensland and Australia. This figure is around the middle for its level, despite a slow decline since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 21.4% of people provide unpaid childcare and 17.6% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well below the national figures.
9.7% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 3.5% of the population. This is higher than most areas and sits about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
3.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031428/mooloolaba-alexandra-headland/topic/community