26.8% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moorang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moorang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Moorang volunteer, making it a place where community service is far more common than in most other areas. This strong spirit of giving is matched by a high number of former Defence Force members. Together, these figures paint a picture of a community with a deep commitment to service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.8% of people giving their time. This is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 17.1%. However, 24.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 very prominent in Moorang, where 13.2% of people have served. This is far above the Australian average of 2.8%.
13.2%
Higher 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 Moorang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31903/moorang/topic/community