14.2% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mooloolaba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mooloolaba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 14.2% of people in Mooloolaba volunteer, a figure that sits about the same as the national average. While volunteer rates are typical, the area sees much lower levels of unpaid care and housework compared to most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 9.3% of people providing care and 17.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is consistent with the fact that the 22.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
9.3% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of the population having served, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Mooloolaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31895/mooloolaba/topic/community