27.3% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Moora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Moora have stepped back from volunteering since 2011, though local participation remains very high. While 27.3% of residents still volunteer, this is a 5.6 percentage point drop from a decade ago. Despite this decline, the community is far more active in volunteering than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A high 27.3% of residents in Moora volunteer, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%. This rate is among the highest seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work in the home has fallen, with only 23.8% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well below the state's 28.5%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 18.9%, while the 10.5% who provide other unpaid care has barely changed since 2011.
10.5% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.3%
Lower than 64% 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 Moora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021241/moora/topic/community