16.1% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Montmorency · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Montmorency
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents than in most similar areas provide unpaid support to others in Montmorency. This is especially true for child care, where 34.2% of people provide unpaid help. While volunteering is lower than in many other areas, it still sits slightly above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer their time. This is lower than in most similar areas, though it remains a little above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a strong focus on unpaid work, with 15.5% of people providing unpaid care, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This includes a very high 34.2% who care for children unpaid, well above the national figure of 26.3%.
15.5% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
Defence service is common for the area's level, with 2.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Montmorency [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21735/montmorency/topic/community