12.3% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4018, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4018, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 12.3% of people in postcode 4018 volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. This represents a drop of 3.3 percentage points since 2011. While community volunteering is low, there are higher rates of people providing unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in the area is much lower than in most other places, with 12.3% of residents helping out. This is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a focus here, as 28.6% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.0%) and those providing other unpaid care (10.7%) are both much lower than in most areas.
10.7% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 share of people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most other places, with 3.6% of the population having served. This is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 4018, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4018/4018-qld/topic/community