9.4% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moreland - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Moreland - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Moreland - North than they were a decade ago. Only 9.4% of residents now give their time to volunteer work, which is a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages. This decline in community service is mirrored by lower-than-average rates of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011 to 9.4%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.3%) and those caring for children unpaid (24.6%) are both lower than the state and national averages.
12.6% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this type and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Moreland - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21003/moreland-north/topic/community