33.3% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toora North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toora North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Toora North contribute their time to the community than in most similar areas. A striking 33.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to unpaid care and service to the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.3% of people giving their time. This is far above both the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 21.5% caring for others and 41.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures far above the national average. However, those caring for children unpaid are far fewer than in most other areas at 16.1%.
21.5% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.9% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 41.9%
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.
Defence service is more common in Toora North than in most similar areas. About 4.4% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Toora North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22545/toora-north/topic/community