28.2% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moonford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moonford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer and provide unpaid care in Moonford than in the rest of the state. This spirit of service is seen in 28.2% of residents who volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.2% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more frequent here than in most areas. This includes 35% of people caring for children and 17.1% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above the national figures.
17.1% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Moonford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31900/moonford/topic/community