13.9% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toowoomba - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Toowoomba - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 20% of residents in Toowoomba - West have stepped back from housework and childcare since 2011. While unpaid care for children remains common, the area has seen a noticeable drop in volunteerism. This shift is part of a wider trend where local participation in unpaid work has generally declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is a significant drop from 2011, when nearly 20% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.5% of people providing it, a figure well above the national average. Other forms of help are more typical, as 11.5% provide general unpaid care and 20.4% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
11.5% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 82% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011458/toowoomba-west/topic/community