11.6% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4109, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4109, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 4109 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While family care is steady, other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are less common than in most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling from 17.0% to 11.6%. This is now much lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children rose slightly to 24.7%, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.7%) and those providing other unpaid care (10.3%) are both much lower than most areas.
10.3% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
Only 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 4109, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4109/4109-qld/topic/community