Moncrieff · Federal Electorate

Community Participation in Moncrieff

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people are volunteering and providing unpaid care in Moncrieff than they were in 2011. While 11.2% of residents now volunteer, this is lower than most other areas. Overall, the community is much less likely to perform unpaid care and housework than the national average.

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📍 Moncrieff, Federal Electorate

Where Moncrieff sits — Volunteers

11.2% ▼ -22.2%
  • 5.0%–5.7%: 4 areas
  • 5.7%–6.4%: 2 areas
  • 6.4%–7.1%: 5 areas
  • 7.1%–7.9%: 1 area
  • 7.9%–8.6%: 6 areas
  • 8.6%–9.3%: 7 areas
  • 9.3%–10.0%: 2 areas
  • 10.0%–10.7%: 9 areas
  • 10.7%–11.4%: 7 areas
  • 11.4%–12.1%: 13 areas
  • 12.1%–12.9%: 9 areas
  • 12.9%–13.6%: 12 areas
  • 13.6%–14.3%: 9 areas
  • 14.3%–15.0%: 4 areas
  • 15.0%–15.7%: 15 areas
  • 15.7%–16.4%: 16 areas
  • 16.4%–17.1%: 14 areas
  • 17.1%–17.9%: 6 areas
  • 17.9%–18.6%: 5 areas
  • 18.6%–19.3%: 3 areas
  • 19.3%–20.0%: 4 areas
  • 20.0%–20.7%: 3 areas
  • 20.7%–21.4%: 2 areas
  • 21.4%–22.1%: 2 areas
  • 22.1%–22.9%: 0 areas
  • 22.9%–23.6%: 3 areas
  • 23.6%–24.3%: 0 areas
  • 24.3%–25.0%: 0 areas

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Moncrieff — lower than 74% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Moncrieff11.2%
Rest of Qld 14.4%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 11.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 14.4% of the community volunteered.

11.2% ▼ -22.2%

Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 20.8% of people caring for children and 16.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well below the national averages and have fallen since 2011.

9.8% ▲ +7.8%

Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

20.8% ▼ -5.8%

Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

16.8% ▼ -5.1%

Lower than 84% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 17.8%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 16.8%

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 2.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is roughly the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and just a little below Queensland's 3.9%.

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 Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED323/moncrieff/topic/community