16.0% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) 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 · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Toowoomba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people volunteer in Toowoomba compared to the rest of the state. While 16.0% of residents give their time to community groups, this is a drop from 21.1% seen in 2011. The area also shows a strong tendency towards unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.0% of people in Toowoomba volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, though the rate has fallen by 5.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.6% of people providing care—a figure higher than most areas that has risen since 2011. Similarly, 27.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national average.
12.6% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 65% of region (sa4) 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 65% of region (sa4) 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 region (sa4) 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.
Defence Force service is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 4.6%, the rate is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and slightly higher than the Queensland average of 3.9%.
4.6%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) 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/sa4/317/toowoomba/topic/community