15.0% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Montefiores · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Montefiores
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Montefiores has shifted over the last decade, though current figures remain steady. Around 15% of the population now volunteer their time, while a notably high proportion of residents provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Montefiores volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas but slightly above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid childcare than in most other areas, at 27.6%. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are slightly below the national figures.
10.7% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Montefiores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12696/montefiores/topic/community