20.0% ▼ -34.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morgan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Morgan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and caregiving define Morgan compared to most similar areas. About one in five residents give their time to volunteer, and there is a strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.0% of people helping out. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 15.3% of people providing care—much higher than most areas. While 25.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure, far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
15.3% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 5.0% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above both the state and national figures.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Morgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40923/morgan/topic/community