17.6% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monaro · State Electorate
Community Participation in Monaro
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines Monaro, where residents are far more likely to volunteer and serve their country than people in most other areas. This is seen in the 17.6% of the population who volunteer, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This high level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more frequent than in most areas at 28.0%, though this is a little lower than it was in 2011. Rates for unpaid care and housework are about the same as the state and national figures.
11.9% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in Monaro, where 7.0% of people have served. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
7.0%
Higher than 96% of state electorate 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 Monaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10053/monaro/topic/community