Mangalo · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mangalo

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

Nearly 40% of people in Mangalo volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This creates a strong contrast with the rest of the country, where community involvement is much lower. Residents here are also significantly more likely to provide unpaid childcare than those in other parts of Australia.

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📍 Mangalo, Suburb / Locality

Where Mangalo sits — Volunteers

39.5%
  • 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 Mangalo — higher than 93% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mangalo39.5%
5602, SA 31.4%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Almost 40% of residents volunteer their time, which is among the highest rates for this level of area and far above the South Australian figure of 17%.

39.5%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 56.8%
  • 2021: 39.5%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 52.6% of people providing this care—far above the national figure of 26.3%. While 23.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the 10.5% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the national average.

10.5%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 10.5%

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

52.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45.9%
  • 2021: 52.6%

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

23.7%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 23.7%

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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.

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 Mangalo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40816/mangalo/topic/community