16.5% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Mooreville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Mooreville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 40.2% of people in West Mooreville provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This area sees a high level of unpaid home and family work, while also having a notably strong history of military service. About 16.5% of residents volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little below the Tasmania figure, but a little above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 38.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 40.2% caring for children, both figures far above the state and national averages. In contrast, providing other types of unpaid care is lower than most areas at 10.3%.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 38.1%
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 much more common here than elsewhere, with 8.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 4% seen in Tasmania and the 2.8% national figure.
8.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Mooreville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60737/west-mooreville/topic/community