15.0% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morphettville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Morphettville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in Morphettville since 2011, but more residents are now providing unpaid care. While 15% of the community helps out as volunteers, about a quarter of the population is now caring for children without pay. This reflects a shift toward home-based responsibilities in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Morphettville volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and slightly below the South Australian figure of 17%. This rate has fallen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has risen to 25.5% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, the 11.9% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the state average, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are lower than most areas.
11.9% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.7% of the population. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Morphettville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021062/morphettville/topic/community