18.7% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monto · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Monto
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement in Monto has shifted since 2011, with a notable rise in both volunteering and unpaid care. Nearly 19% of the community now volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a strong trend of residents stepping up to help others in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen to 18.7% since 2011, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This level of community service is higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children has fallen sharply to 15.7% since 2011, leaving the area far below the national figure. Meanwhile, more people now provide general unpaid care, and 24% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state average.
13.8% ▲ +79.7%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.7% ▼ -47.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.3% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as Queensland's 3.9%.
4.3%
Higher than 66% of urban centre 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 Monto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315065/monto/topic/community