18.2% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manly · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Manly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18.2% of people in Manly volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Most residents also contribute through unpaid care and household work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five residents (18.2%) volunteers, which is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.6% of people caring for children, a figure higher than most areas. Around 12.9% provide other types of unpaid care, while 22.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.9% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force in Manly than in most other areas, with 4.1% of the population having served.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31748/manly/topic/community