12.7% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4119, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4119, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 32.5% of people in postcode 4119 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are busy with family care, local volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade. The area generally sees lower rates of other unpaid work and military service compared to similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 12.7% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure and represents a 5.3 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus as 32.5% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, people doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.2%) and those providing other unpaid care (10.4%) are both much lower than in most areas.
10.4% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 service is much lower here than in most other areas. Only 1.7% of the population have served, which is a little below the state and national figures.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 4119, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4119/4119-qld/topic/community