19.8% ▼ -34.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toobeah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toobeah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid home and childcare define the community in Toobeah compared to most other areas. While many residents contribute significantly to the home, the area has a very low proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 20% of people in Toobeah volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 32.1% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly and 31.1% caring for children—both figures are far above the national average. However, only 6.6% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
6.6% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 32.1%
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.
No one in Toobeah has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Toobeah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32843/toobeah/topic/community