23.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toothdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toothdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines Toothdale, where residents are far more likely to volunteer and provide care than people in other parts of the country. Nearly a quarter of the population spends time volunteering, contributing to a community that is much more active in unpaid support than the state or national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents often take on significant unpaid roles, with 16.3% providing unpaid care and 29.2% caring for children. This is well above the national figures, including 25.8% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
16.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
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: 28.5%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas. At 5.8%, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Toothdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13932/toothdale/topic/community