13.4% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manningham · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Manningham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Manningham is shaped by a high level of unpaid support, with 14.4% of people providing care for others. While few residents have served in the military, there is a strong tendency for people to look after children and manage homes. This reflects a community where a large number of residents dedicate their time to family and caring duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.4%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees much higher levels of unpaid care than most, with 14.4% of people providing such support. This is consistent with 26.9% of residents caring for children unpaid, a figure slightly above the national average.
14.4% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Only 1.5% of people in Manningham have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) 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 Manningham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24210/manningham/topic/community