Mooroopna North · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mooroopna North

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

Family duties have become a more dominant part of daily life in Mooroopna North since 2011. The area now sees a very high number of people managing unpaid care, with 35.5% of residents looking after children without pay.

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📍 Mooroopna North, Suburb / Locality

Where Mooroopna North sits — Volunteers

13.6% ▼ -49.2%
  • 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 Mooroopna North — lower than 72% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mooroopna North13.6%
3629, VIC 12.8%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Around 13.6% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.

13.6% ▼ -49.2%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 23.7%
  • 2021: 13.6%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is very common in this area, with 26.4% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Overall, people providing any kind of unpaid care (15.5%) are much more common here than in most other areas.

15.5% ▲ +47.2%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 15.5%

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

35.5% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.0%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 35.5%

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

26.4% ▲ +9.3%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 26.4%

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.

No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian and national rates.

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 Mooroopna North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21757/mooroopna-north/topic/community