29.6% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toolondo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toolondo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Toolondo volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents support one another and serve their country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% figure for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, as 37% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. While 16.7% provide unpaid care, which is well above the national average, only 20.4% care for children unpaid.
16.7% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 37.0%
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 high proportion of the community has a military background. People who served in the Defence Force make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Toolondo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22540/toolondo/topic/community