21.6% ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Munro · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Munro
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of people in Munro volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is reflected in a population that is much more likely to provide unpaid care and support to others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.6% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life in Munro, as 29.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a higher-than-usual 16.9% of people providing unpaid care and 27.7% caring for children unpaid.
16.9% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
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.
Defence service is more common in Munro than in most other areas. About 4.7% of residents have served, which is a little above the 2.8% average for Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Munro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21830/munro/topic/community