Morven · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Morven

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Nearly 28% of people volunteer their time in Morven, a figure that is far above the national average. This highlights a strong spirit of community contribution in the area. Most residents are active through volunteering, housework, or unpaid care.

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📍 Morven, Suburb / Locality

Where Morven sits — Volunteers

28.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Morven — higher than 82% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Morven28.0%
2660, NSW 23.6%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 28% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.

28.0%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is frequent, with 28% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing other unpaid care is also a little above the national average at 14%, while child care is about the same as the rest of the country at 26%.

14.0%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

26.0%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.4%
  • 2021: 26.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

28.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 28.0%

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.

No one in Morven has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Morven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12748/morven/topic/community