11.2% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4116, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4116, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 4.5 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4116. While community volunteering is now lower than the national figure, there is a strong focus on family, with 32.9% of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common, with 32.9% of residents doing so, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 20.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 9.6% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.6% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 Force veterans make up 1.2% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 4116, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4116/4116-qld/topic/community