20.7% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toodyay · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Toodyay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Toodyay volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This strong spirit of community contribution defines local life, though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. Local residents are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.7% of the community volunteers, which is well above the 14.1% national average. Despite this high standing, the volunteer rate fell 3.9 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 26.3% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 19.7% of people providing unpaid childcare is well below both state and national levels.
11.6% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 more common here than in most similar areas. Around 4.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) 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 Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58330/toodyay/topic/community