Moutajup · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Moutajup

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

Over a third of people in Moutajup volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is paired with a strong culture of unpaid care for others.

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📍 Moutajup, Suburb / Locality

Where Moutajup sits — Volunteers

36.1% ▼ -1.0%
  • 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 Moutajup — higher than 91% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Moutajup36.1%
3294, VIC 40.1%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 36.1% of residents helping out, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

36.1% ▼ -1.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.5%
  • 2016: 55.1%
  • 2021: 36.1%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Caring for others is a major part of life in Moutajup, where 15.3% provide unpaid care and 43.1% look after children unpaid—both figures are far above the national average.

15.3% ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 15.3%

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

43.1% ▲ +24.0%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.7%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 43.1%

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

22.2% ▼ -17.6%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 22.2%

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 has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Victorian rate of 2.0%.

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 Moutajup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21819/moutajup/topic/community