16.2% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toowoomba · Urban Area
Community Participation in Toowoomba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Toowoomba provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution in the area. This pattern of giving is seen across the region, from high rates of volunteering to a strong presence of former service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.2% of residents helping out. This is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children involves 27.4% of people, a figure that is higher than most areas and fell slightly since 2011. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose to 12.6% over the last decade, and about 21.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.6% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Toowoomba have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 86% of urban area 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3016/toowoomba/topic/community