14.8% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mornington Peninsula · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Mornington Peninsula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of people in the Mornington Peninsula provide unpaid care and have served in the military compared to the state and national averages. While 14.4% of the population provide unpaid care, more residents have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.8% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure and about the same as the national average. However, this is down from 18.6% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 23.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the number of people providing unpaid care has risen to 14.4%, a little above the state and national rates.
14.4% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the Victorian and Australian figures.
4.1%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Mornington Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21402/mornington-peninsula/topic/community