11.2% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Moncrieff · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Moncrieff
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family responsibilities shape daily life in Moncrieff, where 42.9% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, marking it as one of the highest areas for child caring. While many are busy with family, other forms of community work are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the 18.4% seen across the Australian Capital Territory.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While child caring is very common, only 9.2% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure. Similarly, 19.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a result much lower than most areas.
9.2% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80098/moncrieff/topic/community