17.6% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4011, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4011, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 4011 since 2011, though engagement remains high. Now 17.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 17.6% of people volunteer, this is a drop of 4.0 percentage points since 2011. This level of community work is still well above the national and state figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than in 2011, with 11.0% of people providing care and 26.0% looking after children. However, 19.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much lower than most areas.
11.0% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 54% 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 4011, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4011/4011-qld/topic/community