20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toorooka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toorooka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering and service shapes daily life in Toorooka. The area stands out for its high levels of community contribution, with 20% of residents volunteering their time—a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people here volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people provide unpaid care compared to other areas, and the proportion of those caring for children is well below the Australian average. However, 24.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 7% of the population having served. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and sits well above the 2.8% national average.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Toorooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13931/toorooka/topic/community