23.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toodyay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Toodyay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Toodyay volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most areas. This strong spirit of giving is paired with a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.9% of residents helping out. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state and nation, 26.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Those providing other unpaid care sit at 10.8%, about the same as the state average.
10.8% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in similar areas. About 5.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national rates of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51458/toodyay/topic/community