Moorabool · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Moorabool

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

Fewer people volunteer in Moorabool compared to most similar areas, but those who do provide care are highly active. About 22.1% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure that sits among the highest for this level of area.

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📍 Moorabool, Suburb / Locality

Where Moorabool sits — Volunteers

11.7% ▼ -50.8%
  • 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 Moorabool — lower than 81% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Moorabool11.7%
3213, VIC 13.3%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 11.7% of people helping out. This is a little below both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.

11.7% ▼ -50.8%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.8%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 11.7%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

A high 22.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is far above the Australian figure of 11.9%. While this is much higher than the state, only 22.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national average of 26.3%.

22.1% ▲ +128.7%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 22.1%

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

22.1% ▼ -13.5%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 22.1%

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

24.7% ▼ -2.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.2%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 24.7%

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 uncommon in Moorabool, with 0.0% of the population having served. This is a little below the figures for Victoria and 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 Moorabool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21748/moorabool/topic/community