15.5% —
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mornington (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Mornington (Eastern Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most similar areas, nearly 30% of people in Mornington (Eastern Victoria) provide unpaid childcare. This community sees a strong level of unpaid work and caregiving, though the number of residents who volunteer has dropped since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this is a drop from 2016 when 21.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.4% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a high rate of unpaid care, as 14.4% of residents provide care and 29.3% look after children.
14.4% —
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% —
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 little more than 3% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2% seen across Victoria.
3.1%
Higher than 57% of state electorate 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 (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25302/mornington/topic/community