15.6% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mooloolah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Mooloolah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Mooloolah provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While this is a community where many people help out at home and with children, formal volunteering has seen a significant drop over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but represents a sharp 11 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 26% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the Queensland figure, and is alongside a high rate of people caring for children unpaid.
12.8% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 52% 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 Mooloolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315066/mooloolah/topic/community