9.4% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4117, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4117, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 4117 provide unpaid childcare than in other parts of the country. While 36.9% of residents care for children without pay, very few people in the area spend their spare time volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen from 10.5% in 2011 and is among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 36.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.5%) and those providing general unpaid care (9.7%) are both much lower than in most other areas.
9.7% ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.9% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 service is uncommon here, with only 0.9% of people having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and among the lowest rates for similar areas.
0.9%
Lower than 90% 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 4117, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4117/4117-qld/topic/community