19.0% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Torquay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Torquay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 35% of people in Torquay provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. This highlights a community where residents are heavily involved in supporting others, both through family duties and local volunteering. While these figures remain high, some of these participation rates have dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.0% of people helping out, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. However, this is down from 24.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, as 24.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. This sits alongside a high rate of people providing unpaid care, which rose slightly to 12.9% since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian average.
2.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Torquay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031053/torquay/topic/community