32.6% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moyston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moyston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in three people in Moyston volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This spirit of giving extends to the home and the nation, with high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 32.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of local life, as 31.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the 20.7% national figure. This trend extends to caregiving, with 16.8% providing unpaid care and 28% caring for children, both of which are higher than most areas.
16.8% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.7% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 31.7%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in similar areas, with 5.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Moyston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21822/moyston/topic/community