19.4% ▲ +76.9%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moonee Beach West · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Moonee Beach West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 36% of people in Moonee Beach West provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the state average. This community is highly active in supporting others, both through family care and a strong commitment to volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has risen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area; 26.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 14.0% provide some form of unpaid care, a rate a little above the state average.
14.0% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.9% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
Only 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
2.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre 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 Moonee Beach West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121081/moonee-beach-west/topic/community