13.5% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4020, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4020, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in postcode 4020, falling by 4.5 percentage points since 2011. While the area sees fewer people caring for children, more residents are providing other types of unpaid care. This shift highlights a changing pattern of community support across the district.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national figures, though it has fallen from 17.9% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 23.2%, and housework trends are about the same as the rest of the country. However, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care rose to 13.7%, which is a little above the state and national averages.
13.7% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. At 5.0%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.0%
Higher than 88% 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 4020, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4020/4020-qld/topic/community