30.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moonlight Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moonlight Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Moonlight Flat than in the rest of the state. About 30.9% of residents give their time to others, which is more than double the Victorian average. This high level of community spirit defines the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.9% of people helping out. This is 18 points higher than the Victorian figure and 17 points above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common than in most areas. Only 7.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%, and slightly fewer people care for children compared to the rest of the state.
7.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 much more common here than in most areas. Around 6.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
6.8%
Higher than 88% 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 Moonlight Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21743/moonlight-flat/topic/community