15.7% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Montmorency - Briar Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Montmorency - Briar Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Montmorency - Briar Hill involves a high level of unpaid support for others, with 32.6% of people caring for children. This commitment to family and care is a defining feature of the area, though community volunteering has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when volunteering sat at 20.7%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 15.3% of people providing support—a figure well above the national average. This includes 23.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most other areas.
15.3% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian figure.
2.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Montmorency - Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011202/montmorency-briar-hill/topic/community