12.4% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toomulla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toomulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in Toomulla participate in volunteering or childcare compared to other areas. While 12.4% of people volunteer, a strikingly high 17.1% of the community provides unpaid care. This makes the area stand out for its level of caregiving and its strong connection to the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 12.4%, the rate is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid care than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure of 11.9%. However, this is contrasted by a very low rate of unpaid childcare, which at 14.1% is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.1% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 7.1% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the 2.8% national figure.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Toomulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32850/toomulla/topic/community