20.5% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moresby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moresby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 20% of people in Moresby volunteer, which is far higher than the national figure. This strong level of community involvement is mirrored in the home, where more residents provide unpaid care and housework than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.5% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well above both the Western Australian and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household duties are common, with 26.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework and 30.2% caring for children, both of which are well above the national figures. In contrast, 11.5% of people provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
11.5% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Moresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50996/moresby/topic/community