18.1% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4121, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4121, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual provide unpaid care in postcode 4121, though volunteering has dipped recently. This area stands out for its high rates of family support, with 32.7% of residents caring for children unpaid. While community spirit remains strong, the proportion of people volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. However, this is 4.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children unpaid is very common here, with 32.7% of people doing so, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, as 22.1% do 15 or more hours of housework and 11.9% provide general unpaid care.
11.9% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
About 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 4121, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4121/4121-qld/topic/community