12.2% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morley (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Morley (East Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Morley have spent time volunteering or doing unpaid housework since 2011. Community participation is generally lower than in most other areas, with only 12.2% of residents volunteering their time. This trend is seen across the board, including a drop in those providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Morley is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%, with only 12.2% of people helping out. This is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 18.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 25.8% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.6% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
Defence service is less common in Morley than in most other areas, with 2.1% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.1%
Lower than 73% 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 Morley (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53802/morley/topic/community