Manumbar · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Manumbar

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

Community involvement in Manumbar has shifted over the last decade, with a strong focus on local volunteering. Nearly 24% of residents give their time to help others, a figure that sits well above the national average.

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📍 Manumbar, Suburb / Locality

Where Manumbar sits — Volunteers

23.7%
  • 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 Manumbar — higher than 72% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Manumbar23.7%
4601, QLD 22.7%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 23.7% of people helping out, which is 9.6 percentage points higher than the Queensland and Australian figures.

23.7%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.6%
  • 2021: 23.7%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Housework is a significant activity in Manumbar, where 31.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid work a week, far above the 20.7% national figure. Meanwhile, 23.7% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national average of 26.3%.

10.5%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 10.5%

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

23.7%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 23.7%

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

31.6%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 31.6%

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.

Defence service is rare in this area, with 0.0% of residents having served, a figure well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.

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 Manumbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31754/manumbar/topic/community