22.1% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manning - Waterford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Manning - Waterford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Manning - Waterford volunteer, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This strong local commitment to volunteering stands out as the defining feature of community life here, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.1% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the national rate of 14.1%. This local involvement has grown slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here at 26.0%, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.1% of people provide unpaid care, a rate that has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
12.1% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 less common in this area than in most others, with 2.4% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia overall.
2.4%
Lower than 62% 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 Manning - Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506071146/manning-waterford/topic/community