10.6% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Morwell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 11% of people in Morwell volunteer, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a broader trend in the area where community participation and unpaid child care have both fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is a drop of 3.8 percentage points since 2011, leaving the town well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.5% of people provide unpaid care—a rate higher than most areas—much fewer people provide unpaid child care. At 20.8%, this is well below the national figure of 26.3% and has fallen since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041096/morwell/topic/community