12.3% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4036, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4036, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in postcode 4036 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents focus on family care, other forms of community involvement are less common here. This creates a distinct pattern of participation where home-based care outweighs formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure. This rate has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 32.2%, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.7% of people provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 much higher proportion of residents than in most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 4.4% of the population having served.
4.4%
Higher than 82% 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 4036, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4036/4036-qld/topic/community