13.6% —
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morwell (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Morwell (Eastern Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Morwell, where 14% of people provide assistance to others. While many residents contribute to their community through care and housework, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people in Morwell volunteer, which is roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, this is a sharp decline from 2016, when 19.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14% of people providing care—a little above the national figure. This is alongside a high number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is much higher than most areas.
14.0% —
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% —
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 2.9% of the population in Morwell have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for both Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 50% 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 Morwell (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25402/morwell/topic/community