15.3% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toowoon Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toowoon Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Toowoon Bay do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This high level of home activity is a standout feature for the area, which also sees a fair amount of volunteering and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of residents are volunteers. While this is lower than in most similar areas, it is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Typical of the area, 25.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, the 20.8% of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.4% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 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 here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Toowoon Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13934/toowoon-bay/topic/community