Moonambel · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Moonambel

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

More people volunteer in Moonambel than in most similar areas. About 23.4% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the Victorian figure. This high level of community involvement is a key feature of the local area.

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📍 Moonambel, Suburb / Locality

Where Moonambel sits — Volunteers

23.4% ▼ -26.3%
  • 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 Moonambel — higher than 72% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Moonambel23.4%
3478, VIC 23.2%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 23.4% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and far above Victoria's 13.3%.

23.4% ▼ -26.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.7%
  • 2016: 26.3%
  • 2021: 23.4%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 29.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—only 15.2% care for children unpaid, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

12.3% ▼ -0.6%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 12.3%

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

15.2% ▼ -27.8%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.1%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 15.2%

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

29.2% ▼ -1.8%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 35.3%
  • 2021: 29.2%

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.

Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 7.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.

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 Moonambel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21740/moonambel/topic/community