15.5% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morisset - Cooranbong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Morisset - Cooranbong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little over 15% of people in Morisset - Cooranbong volunteer their time, which is slightly above the national figure. While community spirit remains present, the number of locals volunteering has fallen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of residents volunteer, a result that is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 23.5% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is higher than most areas. Similarly, the 13.1% of people providing unpaid care is a little above the national figure of 11.9%, while those caring for children unpaid (23.8%) is a little below the Australian average.
13.1% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 3.0% of the population having served, which is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Morisset - Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021218/morisset-cooranbong/topic/community