13.0% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mooroolbark · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mooroolbark
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Mooroolbark provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is the most prominent feature of the local community's social contributions, standing out significantly against other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13% of residents volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Victorian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care is higher than in most areas, at 14.2%. This is alongside 21.3% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure slightly above the state average.
14.2% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Victorian figure.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Mooroolbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21755/mooroolbark/topic/community