17.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moorleah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moorleah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong tradition of service defines Moorleah, where 7.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure and puts the area among the highest for veteran presence in its class. The community also shows a high level of commitment to home and volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people here volunteer, which is roughly the same as the Tasmanian average and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people perform significant housework here than in most areas, with 26.2% doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while those caring for children unpaid sit at 27.0%.
11.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
Military service is very common in Moorleah, with 7.1% of people having served. This is well above the 4.0% seen across Tasmania and the 2.8% national average.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Moorleah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60422/moorleah/topic/community