27.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toolijooa · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toolijooa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained a strong feature of life in Toolijooa, where a huge 27% of the population volunteers. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and shows a community that is much more active in giving its time than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 27% of people in Toolijooa volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.3% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, alongside higher rates of people providing unpaid care and looking after children.
18.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Toolijooa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13921/toolijooa/topic/community