Upper Manilla · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Upper Manilla

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Only 8.5% of people volunteer in Upper Manilla, meaning community involvement is much lower here than in most other areas. This low level of participation extends to unpaid care and military service, suggesting a quiet social landscape for the local population.

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📍 Upper Manilla, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Manilla sits — Volunteers

8.5% ▼ -71.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Manilla — lower than 90% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Upper Manilla8.5%
2346, NSW 17.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is quite low in Upper Manilla, with only 8.5% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.

8.5% ▼ -71.4%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Few people here provide unpaid care, with only 8.5% doing so, which is much lower than most areas. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid are far below the national figure, at just 14.9%.

8.5% ▼ -27.9%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

14.9% ▼ -39.5%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

21.3% ▼ -20.8%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 21.3%

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 Upper Manilla has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.

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 Upper Manilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14055/upper-manilla/topic/community