11.3% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Morgan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Mount Morgan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Mount Morgan have stepped up to volunteer or care for children since 2011. While 11.3% of residents now volunteer, this is a drop of 3.8 percentage points over a decade. The area shows a mixed pattern of community work, with low rates of childcare but higher levels of general unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Queensland and Australian rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the national figure at 15.6%, but other forms of home work are common. About 22.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework and 13.1% provide unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas.
13.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. At 4.7%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Mount Morgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031212/mount-morgan/topic/community