22.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Montana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Montana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Montana volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents here are more likely to provide unpaid support to others than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.9% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and far exceeds the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is frequent, as 16.7% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure. While 29.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well above the state average—only 14.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, a rate well below most other areas.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the Tasmania average of 4.0%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Montana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60414/montana/topic/community