20.4% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4068, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4068, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most other areas. In postcode 4068, 20.4% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this remains a strong local trait, the number of volunteers has fallen by 4.6 points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents (20.4%) volunteer, a rate that is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is higher than most other areas, despite a drop from 25.0% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.0% of people providing such care. This is a little below the national figure of 11.9%, and the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is also much lower than most areas at 19.7%.
10.0% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 2.7% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%, and just a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 4068, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4068/4068-qld/topic/community