17.3% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4073, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4073, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4073 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong commitment to helping others, with high rates of childcare and defence service, though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figure for Queensland and Australia. This is a decline from 2011, when 22.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is common here, with 29.6% of people doing so, which is well above the national average. Meanwhile, 11.3% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, and 21.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.3% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
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, with 4.0% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 76% 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).
More for 4073, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 4073, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4073/4073-qld/topic/community