East Moonta · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in East Moonta

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

Fewer people are volunteering in East Moonta than in previous years, and it now has a much lower rate of volunteers than most other areas. While community work is less common, there is a very high level of unpaid care and housework happening in local homes.

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📍 East Moonta, Suburb / Locality

Where East Moonta sits — Volunteers

10.5%
  • 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 East Moonta — lower than 86% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
East Moonta10.5%
5558, SA 19.5%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.

10.5%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 10.5%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is common here, with 29.5% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with a much higher rate of people providing unpaid care (17.1%) compared to the Australian average of 11.9%.

17.1%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 17.1%

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

23.8%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 23.8%

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

29.5%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.3%
  • 2021: 29.5%

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 reported serving in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.

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 East Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40383/east-moonta/topic/community