14.6% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4017, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4017, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most areas, 30.4% of people in postcode 4017 provide unpaid childcare. This high level of family care defines the community's participation, while other forms of volunteering and service remain closer to state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 18.5% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 30.4% of people providing care, well above the 26.3% national average. Around 12.9% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
A significant 4.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 78% 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 4017, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4017/4017-qld/topic/community