15.0% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manyana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Manyana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Manyana volunteer or provide care compared to most similar areas. While 15% of residents do volunteer work, the area stands out for the high number of people spending significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in Manyana volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but still a little above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 20.2%.
11.3% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 29.6%
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.
Around 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Manyana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12492/manyana/topic/community