14.6% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4012, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4012, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop of 4.8 percentage points in volunteering since 2011 marks the most significant shift in community activity for postcode 4012. Current rates of volunteering are now about the same as the state and national figures, while unpaid care roles are slightly less common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This is a decline from 2011, when 19.4% of the community participated in volunteer work.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are much lower than in most areas, with only 9.4% of people providing unpaid care. Similarly, the 17.7% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly is a little below the national figure.
9.4% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the Queensland and Australian averages.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 4012, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4012/4012-qld/topic/community