15.5% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tolga · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Tolga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp decline in volunteering is the most striking change for Tolga (L), where the rate fell 8.6 percentage points since 2011. Currently, 15.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but still a little above the Queensland and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 15.5% of people volunteer, this is a significant drop from the 24.1% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 23.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that has risen 5.4 percentage points since 2011. Unpaid care for others is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 10.2%.
10.2% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
About 3.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Queensland average and a little above the national figure.
3.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Tolga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321106/tolga/topic/community