Moonyoonooka · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Moonyoonooka

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people in Moonyoonooka give their time to volunteering or unpaid childcare compared to other regions. Only 12.8% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This trend extends to home life, where fewer people provide unpaid care for children.

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📍 Moonyoonooka, Suburb / Locality

Where Moonyoonooka sits — Volunteers

12.8% ▼ -50.5%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moonyoonooka — lower than 76% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Moonyoonooka12.8%
6532, WA 18.7%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is low here, with only 12.8% of people helping out. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and a little below the national average.

12.8% ▼ -50.5%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.9%
  • 2016: 21.5%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 22.1%, falling well below both the state and national figures. While 19.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, this is also a little below the national average, though the 11.9% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the Australian figure.

11.9% ▼ -9.5%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

22.1% ▼ -24.5%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.3%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 22.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

19.0% ▼ -20.0%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.8%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 19.0%

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 1.8%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.

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 Moonyoonooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50987/moonyoonooka/topic/community