21.5% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toll · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toll
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define the community spirit in Toll. About 21.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that sits well above both the Queensland and Australian averages. This high level of engagement is a standout feature for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family and home duties are a priority, with 29.3% of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Around 23.3% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, while 12.4% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures.
12.4% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 typical for the region, with 3.1% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Toll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32841/toll/topic/community