16.3% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morphett · State Electorate
Community Participation in Morphett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little more than 14% of people across Australia volunteer, but that figure is slightly higher in Morphett at 16.3%. While residents are quite active in the community, those helping out in a formal volunteer capacity have fallen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here do unpaid housework or look after children compared to most areas, with both figures falling since 2011. Meanwhile, 12.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 3.1% of people in Morphett have served in the Defence Force, a rate about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
3.1%
Higher than 59% 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 Morphett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40032/morphett/topic/community