14.8% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manly Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Manly Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Manly Vale provide unpaid childcare, which is a standout figure for the area. While many residents contribute to the community through care and volunteering, other types of unpaid work and military service are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents are volunteers, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and similar to the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.3% of people providing this care, well above the state average. However, other unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 9.5% providing general unpaid care and 18.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
9.5% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 1.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Manly Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12486/manly-vale/topic/community