13.2% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toolern Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toolern Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Toolern Vale involves a high level of unpaid support, with 15.4% of people providing unpaid care. This is well above the national figure and suggests a community where many residents spend significant time looking after others at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people in Toolern Vale volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care duties are common here, as 28.3% of people look after children unpaid, which is higher than in most areas. This is consistent with a high 25.7% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the Victorian and national averages.
15.4% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 1.5% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Toolern Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22537/toolern-vale/topic/community