11.0% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moorak · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moorak
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people get involved in community and care work in Moorak compared to the rest of the state. Only 11% of residents volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17%. This trend of lower participation extends across unpaid care and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 11% of people in Moorak giving their time, well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here, with only 13.8% of people caring for children and 5.9% providing general unpaid care. This is well below both state and national levels, and only 12.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework.
5.9% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.8% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.9% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 also lower than most areas, with 1.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force, a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Moorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40917/moorak/topic/community