16.1% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Montello · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Montello
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Montello has remained steady, with 15.9% of people providing unpaid care. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a local trend where many residents support others in their homes. While volunteering is slightly lower than in other Tasmanian towns, the area shows a strong commitment to family and caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Australian average but slightly lower than the rest of Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 15.9% of people providing unpaid care—a figure much higher than most similar areas. This is partly because 27.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
15.9% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Montello [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60415/montello/topic/community