24.1% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Morawa · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Morawa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Morawa (L) volunteer, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas. While community spirit is strong, there has been a sharp drop in the number of people providing unpaid childcare and housework since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.1% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 3.1 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than across Australia, with the rate falling 13 percentage points since 2011 to 15.8%. Unpaid housework also fell 12 points to 18.6%, while those providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 10.6%.
10.6% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.8% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 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.
About 2.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre 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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522047/morawa/topic/community