18.9% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moonta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moonta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has evolved in Moonta, with 5.6% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas. While volunteering is strong, the area sees far fewer people providing unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of people in Moonta volunteer, which is around the middle for its level. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 12.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below both the state and national figures of around 26%. Other forms of unpaid work are more common, with 13.0% providing general unpaid care and 21.6% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
A notable 5.6% of the community has served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above both the South Australian (3.2%) and national (2.8%) rates.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40914/moonta/topic/community