26.1% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Taroom · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Taroom
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Taroom volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This strong spirit of community is the standout feature of local participation, with 26.1% of residents giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.1% of residents participating. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare are common tasks, with 23.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. While 27.2% care for children unpaid, the 10.1% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the state and national levels.
10.1% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
About 2.6% of the community have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian average and just a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Taroom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32755/taroom/topic/community