59.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Toolbrunup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Toolbrunup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 60% of people in Lake Toolbrunup volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is paired with a significant amount of unpaid care and housework within the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 59.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both Western Australia (15.9%) and Australia (14.1%) and ranks among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 38.5% of people caring for children and 32.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. Around 13.5% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the state and national averages.
13.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 32.7%
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, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
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 Lake Toolbrunup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50826/lake-toolbrunup/topic/community