10.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toonpan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toonpan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents in Toonpan engage in formal community activities, with only 10.2% of people volunteering. This level of participation is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Queensland rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 8.5% of people providing care, well below the national figure of 11.9%. Around 23.7% of people care for children unpaid, which is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate 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 Toonpan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32852/toonpan/topic/community