13.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4000, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4000, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in postcode 4000 provide unpaid care compared to other areas. While about 13.4% of people volunteer, this is much lower than in most similar places. Overall, the area shows a lower level of community and domestic participation than both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 13.4% since 2011, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low here, with only 10.9% of people caring for children and 6.1% providing general unpaid care. Both figures are well below the national average, though they have risen slightly since 2011.
6.1% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.9% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.0% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 total of 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode 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 4000, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4000/4000-qld/topic/community