12.4% ▼ -54.6%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Toomulla · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Toomulla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteers is the biggest change in Toomulla since 2011, with only 12.4% of people now giving their time. While unpaid care for others has increased, far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen significantly to 12.4%, a drop of 15 points since 2011. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has risen to 17.1%, which is well above the national figure. However, those caring for children unpaid are among the lowest in the region at 14.1%, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
17.1% ▲ +106.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 common here, with 7.1% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% national average and among the highest figures for similar areas.
7.1%
Higher than 92% 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 Toomulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322124/toomulla/topic/community