17.5% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moira · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Moira
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 17.5% of people in Moira volunteer their time to help others. While this is higher than most areas, it is a notable drop from the 24.2% seen in 2011. This spirit of contribution is mirrored in the higher-than-average number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of residents helping out, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this rate has fallen by 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life, as 13.7% of people provide care—a figure much higher than most areas. While 22.5% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the national figure, only 22.9% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national average.
13.7% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Moira have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.5%, this is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21602/moira/topic/community