32.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 huge 32.3% of people volunteer their time in Moonlight Flat, which is far above the national figure. This community shows a strong trend of contributing to others, with high rates of unpaid care and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.3% of residents helping out, far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 36.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, alongside a much higher than usual 33.8% of residents providing unpaid childcare.
15.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 36.9%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.5% of people having served in the Defence Force.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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/SAL21744/moonlight-flat/topic/community