25.5% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moonan Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moonan Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Moonan Flat volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work and service, with a striking number of residents supporting others and their country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.5% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 35.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. This connects with a higher-than-usual 28.4% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
12.7% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.3% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 35.3%
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.
A very high 9.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% national figure and among the highest rates for areas of this type.
9.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality 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 Moonan Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12708/moonan-flat/topic/community