33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moorwatha · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moorwatha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in three people in Moorwatha volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out as the defining feature of the area's social participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.3% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 5.6% of people providing unpaid care compared to 11.9% across Australia. This trend is consistent across the board, with those caring for children (20.4%) and those doing heavy housework (18.5%) both sitting well below state and national figures.
5.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
No one in Moorwatha has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Moorwatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12727/moorwatha/topic/community