16.1% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morisset Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Morisset Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Morisset Park provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is a defining feature of the area's community life. Residents also show a strong commitment to volunteering and helping others within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 13.0%. This is a little above the national rate, despite being lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above both the state and national figures, alongside a slightly higher rate of general unpaid care at 13.7%.
13.7% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 typical for the region, with 3.1% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality 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 Morisset Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12735/morisset-park/topic/community