14.8% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moresby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moresby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 32% of people in Moresby provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This highlights a strong focus on family care within the community. Other aspects of participation, such as volunteering, remain more in line with the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but remains about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here at 32.2%, and 25.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. However, the 7.8% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
7.8% ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
Military service is very common in Moresby, with 7.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for its level and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Moresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31915/moresby/topic/community