22.0% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mossiface · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mossiface
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Mossiface compared to the rest of the country. About 22% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in Mossiface, as 18.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 27.1% of residents doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national figure.
18.6% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
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. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Mossiface [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21770/mossiface/topic/community