6.0% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maningrida · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maningrida
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap in unpaid childcare separates Maningrida from the rest of the country. While 64.8% of people here provide unpaid child care, this is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of family support stands out against other community activities, where participation is generally lower than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6% of people in Maningrida volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is very common here, with 64.8% of people doing so unpaid. However, those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework are few, at 14.2%, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%. Other unpaid care is provided by 13% of residents, a little above the Australian average.
13.0% ▼ -45.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
64.8% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.2% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 less common in Maningrida than in most areas, with 1.2% of people having served, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 5.2%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Maningrida [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70172/maningrida/topic/community