16.6% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manly West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Manly West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Manly West provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. This is a community where many residents contribute their time to others, both through family support and local volunteering. While a high number of people give back, some of these activities have declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.6% of residents pitching in. This is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%, although the rate has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 32.3% of people caring for children and 22.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are higher than the state and national averages, while those providing other types of unpaid care rose to 13.4%.
13.4% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 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.
A higher proportion of people in Manly West have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, the local figure is about the same as the Queensland average of 3.9% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 72% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031016/manly-west/topic/community