12.5% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4008, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4008, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in postcode 4008 provide unpaid care compared to most other areas. While only 12.5% of residents volunteer, the most striking gap is in home and family support, where rates for childcare and housework are well below the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community work has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here; only 10.8% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (11.9%) and those providing general unpaid care (7.0%) are among the lowest across similar areas.
7.0% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.8% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.9% ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
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.
Around 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 4008, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4008/4008-qld/topic/community