19.7% ▼ -36.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toora · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Toora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Toora (L) spent their time volunteering between 2011 and 2021, though the rate remains high. Around 19.7% of residents now volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above Victoria's 13.3%. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when 30.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much higher than most areas, with 15.6% of people providing this support. This stands in contrast to childcare, as the 17.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.6% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 uncommon here, with 2.2% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 84% 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).
More for Toora
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222093/toora/topic/community