19.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mooloo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mooloo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Mooloo provide unpaid care than in most other areas, highlighting a strong trend of community support. About 20% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This community also shows a high rate of volunteering and military service compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.3% of people pitching in. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high, with 20% of people providing support and 35% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both far above national figures. In contrast, the 17.9% of people caring for children is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 6.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Mooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31894/mooloo/topic/community