17.5% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manly Vale - Allambie Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 33% of people in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a community heavily engaged in family support and volunteering. While these local contributions remain strong, the number of people volunteering for organisations has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17.5% of residents helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%, though it has fallen from 20.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 33.1% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% national figure. While 22.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, only 10.7% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 1.8% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Manly Vale - Allambie Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031430/manly-vale-allambie-heights/topic/community