12.9% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Morton Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents provide unpaid care than in most similar areas, making this a standout feature for Morton Vale. While 16.8% of the community provide this kind of support, other forms of community involvement and unpaid work are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common, with 16.8% of people providing support, well above the Australian figure of 11.9%. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national average at just 15.8%.
16.8% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.8% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
About 3.0% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Morton Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31924/morton-vale/topic/community