12.8% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monash · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Monash
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Monash provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents support their families and others, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 4.2 percentage points since 2011 and is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is provided by 24.4% of residents, which is a little below the Victorian average of 26.3%. General unpaid care has risen slightly to 11.9%, while the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 19.6%.
11.9% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) 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/sa3/21205/monash/topic/community