13.7% ▼ -48.7%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toohey · State Electorate
Community Participation in Toohey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Lower levels of unpaid care and volunteering distinguish Toohey from many similar areas. While 13.7% of residents volunteer, the number of people providing unpaid care is much lower than in most other places. This pattern of lower community and home-based support roles is a key feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people in Toohey volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, this is a sharp drop from 2011, when 26.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.4% of people providing such support. This is seen in the lower proportions of people caring for children (24.5%) or spending 15 or more hours a week on housework (18.4%), both of which are below the national figures.
10.4% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 less common in Toohey than in most similar areas. Only 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.0%
Lower than 75% of state electorate 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 Toohey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30085/toohey/topic/community