25.3% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morawa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Morawa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people now volunteer in Morawa than in most other areas. This community spirit is a standout feature, with over a quarter of residents giving their time, far exceeding both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Western Australia figure of 15.9% and far above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 16.6% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the state figure of 28.5%, and 10.4% provide other unpaid care.
10.4% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
Around 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50993/morawa/topic/community