17.1% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mons · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mons
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Mons is marked by a high level of unpaid work and community spirit. About 33.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This commitment to family and others is reflected in a strong volunteer rate and a higher than usual number of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid domestic work is very high, as 31.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with the 33.8% who care for children unpaid, which is much higher than most areas.
11.1% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
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 than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, at 3.7%. This is about the same as the Queensland average of 3.9% and slightly above the national figure.
3.7%
Higher than 68% 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 Mons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31883/mons/topic/community