13.2% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moonee Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moonee Ponds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Moonee Ponds has remained steady over the last decade, with 13.2% of residents volunteering. While these rates are about the same as the Victorian and national figures, they are much lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.2% of people here volunteer their time. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure. However, far fewer residents do unpaid childcare or 15+ hours of housework compared to most other areas.
14.0% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 less common here than in most similar areas. Only 1.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Moonee Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21742/moonee-ponds/topic/community