13.1% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morphett Vale - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Morphett Vale - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Morphett Vale - East than in most similar areas, with only 13.1% of residents doing so. While community volunteering has dipped, the area has a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 2.8 percentage points since 2011 to 13.1%. This figure is well below the South Australian rate of 17.0% and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.1% of people provide unpaid childcare and 20.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are around the middle for similar areas. However, those providing other unpaid care rose to 13.5%, which is higher than most areas.
13.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, at 3.8%. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Morphett Vale - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041084/morphett-vale-east/topic/community