14.7% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morningside - Seven Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Morningside - Seven Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.6% of people in Morningside - Seven Hills provide unpaid childcare, which is a common level of family support for the area. While many residents help raise children, fewer people here take on heavy housework or elderly care compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 20.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is typical for the state, but only 16.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, the 9.1% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.1% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population. This is about the same as the national rate, though a little below the Queensland figure.
2.7%
Lower 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 Morningside - Seven Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305021117/morningside-seven-hills/topic/community