18.6% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monbulk - Silvan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Monbulk - Silvan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care make Monbulk - Silvan stand out compared to most similar areas. While 18.6% of residents volunteer, the area also sees a very high proportion of people providing unpaid support to children and others in the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though the 18.6% who give their time has fallen 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 26.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This sits alongside a high 30.4% who care for children unpaid, and a rising 15.0% providing other forms of unpaid care.
15.0% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the Victorian figure.
2.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Monbulk - Silvan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051279/monbulk-silvan/topic/community