21.8% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toowoomba - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Toowoomba - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than five times the national average of residents volunteer their time in Toowoomba - East, where 21.8% of people give back to their community. This high level of participation stands out compared to the rest of the state and country, even though the number of volunteers has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.8% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work in the home is common and matches national patterns. Around 27% of people care for children unpaid, while 12.7% provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.5%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 84% 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 Toowoomba - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011457/toowoomba-east/topic/community