12.0% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morphett Vale - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Morphett Vale - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Morphett Vale - West than in other parts of the state. Only 12% of residents give their time to volunteering, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits well below the South Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower here than in most areas, at 12%. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and has dropped 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 14.5% of people helping out. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (27.1%) or doing over 15 hours of housework (21.7%) are both about the same as the national figures.
14.5% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 71% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041085/morphett-vale-west/topic/community