17.8% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manningham - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Manningham - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care set Manningham - East apart from most similar areas. Around 17.8% of residents volunteer and a high number of people provide unpaid care to others. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area remains well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.8% of people giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.8% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here, as 24.8% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the 20.7% national figure. This is alongside higher rates of childcare and unpaid care, with 15.7% of residents providing care to others—a figure that rose since 2011.
15.7% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Only 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the rate for Victoria.
2.0%
Lower than 78% 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21102/manningham-east/topic/community