28.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mooga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mooga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Mooga volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency to look after others and children within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28% of residents giving their time, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of life in Mooga, as 40% of people provide unpaid childcare, far above the national figure of 26.3%. While 16% of people provide other unpaid care, which is well above the national rate, only 16% do 15 or more hours of housework per week, a figure well below the national average.
16.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
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, a result that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
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 Mooga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31890/mooga/topic/community