13.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moparrabah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moparrabah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Moparrabah has remained steady over the last decade, though unpaid domestic work is very common here. While volunteering is typical for the region, a high number of residents provide unpaid care for others. This reflects a community where many people spend significant time supporting family and household needs.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of people in Moparrabah volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas but about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.1% of people providing care and 34.3% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are far above the national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid are much fewer than in most areas, at just 13.3%.
17.1% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 34.3%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian totals.
2.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Moparrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12728/moparrabah/topic/community