15.2% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toomelah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Toomelah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Toomelah provide unpaid care compared to the rest of the state. While 39.9% of residents care for children unpaid, volunteering has fallen sharply over the last decade. This highlights a strong focus on family and home responsibilities within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 27.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 24.6% of people providing care and 39.9% looking after children, both figures being far above the national average. This is consistent with 26.1% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
24.6% ▲ +192.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.9% ▲ +129.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 small number of people have served in the Defence Force at 3.0%, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Lower than 66% of urban centre 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 Toomelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122136/toomelah/topic/community