17.8% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monak · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Monak
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 8.2% of people in Monak have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This level of service is well above the national figure. The community is also marked by a high rate of volunteering and unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.9% of people providing this care. However, the 8.9% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas, and the rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is far below the national figure.
8.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
6.7% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
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.
The 8.2% of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
8.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality 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 Monak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12684/monak/topic/community