31.1% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moonie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moonie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people chip in as volunteers in Moonie than in most other areas. About 31.1% of the community give their time, a figure that is far above the national rate of 14.1%. This strong spirit of volunteering defines daily life in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 31.1% of residents volunteering, Moonie sees a much higher level of community help than most similar places. This is 17 percentage points higher than the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few people here provide unpaid care, with only 9.3% doing so, which is much lower than in most areas. This includes those looking after children, at 18.5%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.3% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 Moonie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31902/moonie/topic/community