16.9% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moil · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moil
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30.6% of people in Moil provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the local community, which also sees a healthy rate of volunteering and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.9% of people in Moil volunteer, which is a little above both the Northern Territory and Australian figures of 14.1%. This puts the area in the middle compared to similar places.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well above the Australian figure of 26.3%—the area is much lower than most for other forms of support. Only 9.7% provide general unpaid care, and 18.9% do 15 or more hours of housework.
9.7% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 3.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Moil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70192/moil/topic/community