18.7% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Torrington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Torrington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Torrington volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, both through formal volunteering and by providing unpaid care for family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of residents volunteer, a rate that is well above the national and state figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care—a little above the national figure. This includes 28.8% of residents caring for children, which is higher than most other areas.
14.2% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.8% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Torrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32862/torrington/topic/community