23.0% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monarto · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Monarto
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Monarto volunteer, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, where residents are also much more likely to provide unpaid care and support to others compared to most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the 17% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32.1% of people caring for children, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This trend extends to housework and general care, with 27.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on cleaning and chores.
14.5% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas.
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 Monarto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40902/monarto/topic/community