14.3% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toolakea · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toolakea
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 9% of people in Toolakea have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong military connection stands out in a community where unpaid housework is more common than in the national average. Other forms of community involvement, like volunteering, are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 26.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 11% provide other unpaid care and 23.6% care for children, both of which are a little below the national average.
11.0% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 very high in Toolakea, with 9.2% of people having served. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% recorded for Australia.
9.2%
Higher than 94% 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 Toolakea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32846/toolakea/topic/community