17.2% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Moonah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Moonah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of residents in West Moonah provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many locals pitch in through childcare and volunteering, fewer people spend long hours on housework compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of people volunteer their time, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 26.4%, similar to figures for Tasmania and Australia. However, only 18.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much lower than most other areas.
12.0% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national average but a little below the state figure.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 West Moonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60736/west-moonah/topic/community