15.4% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mooloolah Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mooloolah Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Mooloolah Valley involves a high level of unpaid work, particularly within the home. While volunteering is less common than in many other areas, a striking 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is a little above both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%, though it remains lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 26.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the 20.7% seen across the country. This goes alongside a high rate of unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure at 30%.
12.4% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served.
3.5%
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 Mooloolah Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31896/mooloolah-valley/topic/community