Mantamaru · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Mantamaru

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

Very few people in Mantamaru participate in formal volunteering compared to similar areas. While community involvement in official groups is low, a huge 60.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Mantamaru, Suburb / Locality

Where Mantamaru sits — Volunteers

3.6% —
  • 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 Mantamaru — lower than 98% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Mantamaru3.6%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 5.9%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 3.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the 14.1% national average.

3.6% —

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Childcare is a major unpaid commitment here, with 60.2% of people caring for children, far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. In contrast, 0.0% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, and the 18.1% who do 15 or more hours of housework is slightly below the national figure.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in Mantamaru has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.

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 Mantamaru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50894/mantamaru/topic/community