13.1% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mornington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mornington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 13.1% of people in Mornington volunteer, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average. While few people give their time to volunteering, the area has a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most similar places. These figures paint a picture of a community with specific patterns of service and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Mornington are much lower than in most other areas. At 13.1%, the figure is well below the state average of 18.0%, though it sits about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 12.9% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average. While 27.1% care for children unpaid, the 16.8% of people doing over 15 hours of housework each week is well below both the state and national figures.
12.9% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the Tasmanian average.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Mornington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60425/mornington/topic/community