Moore · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Moore

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A striking 31.4% of people in Moore spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. While volunteering levels are typical for the region, the area is marked by a very high rate of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.

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📍 Moore, Suburb / Locality

Where Moore sits — Volunteers

14.5% ▼ -34.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moore — lower than 68% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Moore14.5%
4314, QLD 14.0%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 14.5% of people here volunteer, which is a lower rate than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.

14.5% ▼ -34.1%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.0%
  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Many residents provide unpaid care, with 16.1% doing so, which is well above the national figure. However, the 17.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below both the state and national averages.

16.1% ▲ +0.2%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

17.4% ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

31.4% ▼ -9.7%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.8%
  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 31.4%

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.

Service in the Defence Force is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.8% of people having served, which is well above the Australian average.

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 Moore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31904/moore/topic/community