5.5% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mornington · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Mornington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 5.5% of people in Mornington volunteer, which is well below the national figure. While a high proportion of residents provide unpaid childcare, other forms of community support and service are much less common here than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers has dropped sharply since 2011, falling 6.3 percentage points to 5.5%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below the Queensland average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 33.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, other forms of unpaid work are uncommon; only 4.4% provide general unpaid care and 9.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
4.4% ▼ -65.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.1% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
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.
Defence service is rare in the area, with only 0.9% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.9%
Lower than 98% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35250/mornington/topic/community