20.9% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monkerai · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Monkerai
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Monkerai volunteer their time, which is far higher than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of daily life here, though others are more likely to spend their time on unpaid housework than in formal care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—those providing other unpaid care or looking after children are at a level about the same as the rest of the state.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Monkerai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12693/monkerai/topic/community