15.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mandemar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mandemar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Mandemar has shifted over the last decade, with a strong focus now on unpaid home and family support. A striking 37.3% of people here provide unpaid childcare, which is far higher than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of residents volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas, though it sits a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is very common here, with 33.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly. This is far above the national figure, and 15.7% of the population provides other forms of unpaid care, which is well above the state and national averages.
15.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Mandemar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12476/mandemar/topic/community