13.7% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4010, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4010, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in postcode 4010 spend their spare time on unpaid care or housework compared to other areas. This is most striking in childcare, where only 13.8% of residents provide unpaid care for children. Such low rates of domestic care and volunteering shape a different daily rhythm for the local population.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national and state figures, though it has fallen 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than across the country. Only 13.8% care for children and 12.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being well below the Queensland and national averages.
7.7% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.8% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.2% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 4010, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4010/4010-qld/topic/community