18.9% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4064, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4064, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in volunteering is the most notable change for postcode 4064, where the rate fell 4.6 percentage points since 2011. Despite this drop, 18.9% of people still volunteer, which is well above the national and state figures of 14.1%. The area is generally less focused on unpaid care and housework than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it has fallen from 23.5% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 16.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figure of 20.7%, and the 22.3% who care for children unpaid is also well below the state and national averages.
9.6% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and just a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 4064, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4064/4064-qld/topic/community