20.5% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mooreville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mooreville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Mooreville give their time to others than in most similar areas. About 20.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits well above the national average of 14.1%. This strong spirit of contribution extends to both formal volunteering and unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.5% of people pitching in. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, with 31.9% of residents caring for children, which is much higher than most areas. Around 14.0% provide other forms of unpaid care, while 24.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.0% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most similar places, with 3.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Tasmanian average of 4.0%.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Mooreville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60420/mooreville/topic/community