20.1% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Manjimup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Manjimup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering defines Manjimup compared to the rest of the country. About 20.1% of people here give their time to others, which is well above both the state and national figures. This strong spirit of community service stands out as the most striking feature of local participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.1% of residents helping out. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and 6 points higher than the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.8% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the state figure. However, those caring for children unpaid make up 23.8% of the population, which is well below the Western Australian average.
12.8% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 typical for the area, with 2.7% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Manjimup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50891/manjimup/topic/community