7.7% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manor Lakes - Quandong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Manor Lakes - Quandong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 41.9% of residents in Manor Lakes - Quandong provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the highest rates in the region. This heavy focus on family care stands in contrast to other forms of community work, as volunteering and military service are both quite low here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is rare in this area, with only 7.7% of people helping out. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major part of daily life, with 41.9% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, and the 8.7% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
8.7% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.9% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force. At 0.9%, this is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 93% 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 Manor Lakes - Quandong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051579/manor-lakes-quandong/topic/community