12.2% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manningham - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Manningham - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller share of people volunteer in Manningham - West compared to the rest of the country. Only 12.2% of residents give their time to volunteer work, a figure that has fallen 4.1 points since 2011. While community volunteering is low, more people here provide unpaid care than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Manningham - West are much lower than in most areas, sitting at 12.2%. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of people providing support—a rate that is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 26.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
14.0% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 the area, with only 1.4% of people having served. This is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20702/manningham-west/topic/community