19.7% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4066, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4066, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 4066 volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit stands out in an area where residents are far less likely to provide unpaid care than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.7% of residents helping out, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and Queensland. This is a drop from 2011, when the figure was 23.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common in this area than elsewhere. Only 19.1% of people care for children unpaid and 15.3% do over 15 hours of housework, both figures being well below the national average.
8.2% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.3% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 50% 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 4066, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4066/4066-qld/topic/community