12.9% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monash · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Monash
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Monash provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many help out at home, volunteer rates have dropped noticeably over the last decade. This shows a community where family care is a priority, but formal volunteering has declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011, leaving it a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Meanwhile, the 12.0% who provide other types of unpaid care is about the same as the national figure, though it has risen slightly over the last decade.
12.0% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the Australian average.
1.2%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) 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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24970/monash/topic/community