13.2% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morts Estate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Morts Estate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong veteran presence defines Morts Estate, where 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. While this is much higher than most similar areas, other forms of community contribution are more modest. The local rate of volunteering is about the same as the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is relatively uncommon here, with only 13.2% of people helping out. This is much lower than most areas, though it sits about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 14.5% of residents provide care for others, which is a little above the national figure. While 26.4% care for children unpaid, only 18.6% spend 15 or more hours on housework—a figure much lower than most areas.
14.5% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 4.3%. This is a little above the state and national figures, and is much higher than most similar areas.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Morts Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12743/morts-estate/topic/community