16.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toowoomba North · State Electorate
Community Participation in Toowoomba North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Toowoomba North than in most similar areas. About 16.4% of residents give their time to others, a figure that has climbed since 2011. This spirit of participation is mirrored in the high number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.4% of people helping out, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is an increase of 3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.5% of people provide unpaid care, which is roughly the same as the national figure. While the number of people doing heavy housework has barely changed, those caring for children unpaid fell by 5.2 percentage points since 2011 to 25.6%.
12.5% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Defence service is very high in Toowoomba North, where 5.3% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
5.3%
Higher than 89% 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 Toowoomba North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30086/toowoomba-north/topic/community