31.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moojebing · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moojebing
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Moojebing volunteer their time, a figure that has grown since 2011. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, with residents far more likely to provide unpaid care and serve in the Defence Force than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in three residents (31.8%) volunteers, which is far above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 18.2% of people providing care and 45.5% looking after children, both of which are well above state and national levels. However, the 18.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the Australian figure.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Moojebing than in most areas, with 6.0% of residents having served, well above the 2.8% national average.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Moojebing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50982/moojebing/topic/community