15.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monash · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Monash
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Monash provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. This community is marked by a strong commitment to family and service, with a typical resident more likely to provide unpaid care or have served in the Defence Force than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little below the ACT figure of 18.4%, though still a little above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Monash, with 14.7% of people providing such support and 22% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are a little above those for the ACT and Australia.
14.7% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 6.3% of the population being veterans. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80097/monash/topic/community