16.0% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toowoomba · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Toowoomba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped by 5.1 percentage points since 2011 in Toowoomba, where 16.0% of people now give their time to others. This level of participation is a little above the Queensland and national figures. The area also stands out for its strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.0% of people in Toowoomba volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a notable decline from 2011, when 21.1% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (27.1%) and housework (21.5%) are about the same as Queensland figures. However, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.6% since 2011, which is a little above the state average.
12.6% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 proportion of people in Toowoomba have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31701/toowoomba/topic/community