11.8% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mornington - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mornington - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual share of people in Mornington - East have served in the Defence Force. While volunteering is slightly less common here than in most other areas, there is a strong presence of people providing unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 11.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.4% of people providing support—a figure higher than most areas. This includes 27.4% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national average.
13.4% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
More people in Mornington - East have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 3.4% of residents having served, which is a little above the Victorian average.
3.4%
Higher than 66% 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 Mornington - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021591/mornington-east/topic/community