14.5% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Montrose · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Montrose
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents in Montrose balance their time with unpaid duties, particularly in the home. The most striking figure is that 32.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people here volunteer their time. This is lower than in most similar areas, though it sits a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here, with 14.5% of residents providing unpaid care, a rate higher than most areas. This is seen in the 23.6% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state average.
14.5% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Around 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
2.2%
Lower than 58% 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 Montrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21736/montrose/topic/community