Mooneba · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mooneba

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A far higher rate of volunteering than the state average defines Mooneba, where 27.3% of people give their time to others. This strong spirit of contribution is seen alongside very high rates of unpaid housework and childcare within the area.

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📍 Mooneba, Suburb / Locality

Where Mooneba sits — Volunteers

27.3% ▲ +21.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mooneba — higher than 80% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mooneba27.3%
2440, NSW 13.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 27.3% of people pitching in, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.

27.3% ▲ +21.9%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is very common, as 47.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the 20.7% national average. This is consistent with a higher than usual 29.1% of residents providing unpaid childcare, though only 10.9% provide other types of unpaid care.

10.9% ▼ -31.4%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

29.1% ▲ +24.3%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 29.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

47.3% ▲ +38.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.2%
  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 47.3%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.

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 Mooneba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12712/mooneba/topic/community