14.8% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mornington Peninsula · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mornington Peninsula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up as volunteers in the Mornington Peninsula since 2011, though unpaid care remains a major part of local life. While volunteering dropped by 3.8 percentage points over the decade, the area now sees a much higher proportion of people providing unpaid care than most other similar regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than in most other areas. This figure is about the same as the national rate of 14.1% and slightly above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 14.4% of people providing unpaid care, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. This is alongside 23.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
14.4% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
The Mornington Peninsula has a strong connection to the military, with 4.1% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and a little above both the Victorian and national figures.
4.1%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) 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 Mornington Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25340/mornington-peninsula/topic/community