22.7% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toorak Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toorak Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of residents in Toorak Gardens volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where people are very active in unpaid work and supporting others. These high rates of volunteering are mirrored in the significant number of people providing unpaid care to family and friends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.7% of people giving their time. This is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Giving unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 15.4% of residents providing support. This includes 28.5% who care for children and 23.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework a week, both of which are above the national figures.
15.4% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Toorak Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41461/toorak-gardens/topic/community