21.6% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moorook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moorook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of veterans live in Moorook, where 5.6% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is a community that gives back, with high levels of volunteering and unpaid care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.6% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Moorook, where 17.3% of people provide unpaid care. This is much higher than most areas, including those caring for children (29.5%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework a week (25.2%).
17.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 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 more common here than in most areas. The 5.6% of residents who served in the Defence Force is a little above the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
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 Moorook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40919/moorook/topic/community