11.6% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manunda · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Manunda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Manunda give their time to others compared to the national average, though the area has a surprisingly strong military connection. Only 11.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This trend of lower community involvement extends to unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 11.6% of people helping out, a figure that is a little below both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 18.6% of people care for children and 14.5% do over 15 hours of housework, both figures falling well below the national average of about 21% to 26%.
9.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.5% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. About 5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 3.9% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Manunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31755/manunda/topic/community