23.9% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moorook South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moorook South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Moorook South volunteer, making it a place where community help is far more common than in most areas. While many residents spend a lot of time on unpaid care and housework, very few are looking after children for free.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.9% of people helping out, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 31.0% spend 15 or more hours on housework and 18.3% provide unpaid care, both well above the state and national figures. In contrast, the 16.2% who care for children unpaid is far below the national average of 26.3%.
18.3% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.2% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.0%, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40920/moorook-south/topic/community