14.3% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toolakea · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Toolakea
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong connection to the military defines daily life in Toolakea, where 9.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure, contributing to a community profile that balances service with a growing number of people volunteering their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of people in Toolakea volunteer, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. This rate has risen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the share of people caring for children unpaid fell 16 points since 2011 to 23.6%, those doing 15 or more hours of housework rose sharply to 26.4%. This housework figure is well above the national average, though the 11.0% of people providing unpaid care is much lower than in most similar areas.
11.0% ▲ +122.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▲ +385.3%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 common here, with 9.2% of residents having served. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia, placing Toolakea among the highest for this level.
9.2%
Higher than 99% 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 Toolakea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322123/toolakea/topic/community