34.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Toolebewong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Toolebewong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Mount Toolebewong volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, with 34.3% of residents giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 34.3%, the proportion of volunteers is much higher than in most areas and far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure about the same as the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 13.1% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.1% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.1% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Mount Toolebewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21814/mount-toolebewong/topic/community