31.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toora · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Toora volunteer their time, which is a far higher rate than the national figure. This strong spirit of giving is a standout feature of the area, where community contribution is very common for a place of this size.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 31.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare and housework are far below state and national figures, 18.4% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, which is well above the Australian average of 11.9%.
18.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.2% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
7.9% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 similar areas and well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
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 Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41460/toora/topic/community