14.3% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4123, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4123, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in postcode 4123 volunteer compared to other similar areas, though the community is heavily involved in family life. A striking 35.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure and among the highest rates for this level of area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011, leaving just 14.3% of people in the area volunteering. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 35.2% of people providing this care, up 4.4 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, 22.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11.4% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national average.
11.4% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.2% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Only 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 4123, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4123/4123-qld/topic/community