15.2% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Toowoomba - Harlaxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of veterans than most similar areas lives in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton. While 4.6% of people here have served in the Defence Force, other forms of community contribution like volunteering have fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid child care (24.5%) or do heavy housework (19.0%) compared to most other areas. Meanwhile, 12.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
12.1% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
The 4.6% of residents who served in the Defence Force is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 North Toowoomba - Harlaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011454/north-toowoomba-harlaxton/topic/community