22.2% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morven · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Morven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have remained a standout feature of community life in Morven. Around 22.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above both the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of people in Morven volunteer, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 16.7% of residents provide unpaid care—well above the 11.9% national figure—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 20.4%. Only 19.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much lower than most areas.
16.7% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Morven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31925/morven/topic/community