11.6% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Morley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have been volunteering in Morley since 2011, with only 11.6% of residents now giving their time. This is the headline story for community participation in the area, as the local volunteering rate has fallen and remains well below the Western Australian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of people in Morley volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in other areas; 18.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure that fell 2.3 percentage points since 2011. Around 25% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Western Australian average.
11.6% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 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.
About 2.3% of the population in Morley have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Morley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011047/morley/topic/community