18.9% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moffatdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moffatdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state and national figures, 18.9% of people in Moffatdale volunteer their time. This community engagement is a standout feature of the area, where local residents are more likely to give their time than those in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five residents (18.9%) volunteers, a figure that is well above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure, only 17.5% care for children unpaid. This last figure is well below both the state and national averages.
10.8% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
A much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.7% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 77% 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 Moffatdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31870/moffatdale/topic/community