16.7% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Montagu Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Montagu Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of residents in Montagu Bay provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than in most other areas. This community sees high levels of family support, though other forms of unpaid care and housework are less common here than in typical neighbourhoods.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% but slightly below the Tasmanian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.5% of people care for children unpaid, the proportion of those doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas at 18.5%. Providing other types of unpaid care is also less common here, at 11.1%.
11.1% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.6% of residents having served.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Montagu Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60413/montagu-bay/topic/community