Morganville · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Morganville

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

More than twice as many people in Morganville have served in the Defence Force compared to the Queensland average. This community shows a strong trend of service and support, with 8% of residents having served and a higher-than-usual number providing unpaid care to others.

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📍 Morganville, Suburb / Locality

Where Morganville sits — Volunteers

16.5% ▼ -23.3%
  • 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 Morganville — lower than 58% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Morganville16.5%
4671, QLD 17.2%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 16.5% of people giving their time. This is a little above the national and state figures of 14.1%.

16.5% ▼ -23.3%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.5%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 16.5%

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 care for others is higher than most areas at 13.9%, and 25.2% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. However, the 13% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.

13.9% ▲ +6.1%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 13.9%

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

13.0% ▼ -34.1%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 13.0%

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

25.2% ▼ -12.7%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 32.3%
  • 2021: 25.2%

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 8%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above 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 Morganville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31919/morganville/topic/community