9.7% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4124, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4124, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stark gap in community involvement marks postcode 4124, where only 9.7% of people volunteer. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%, and represents a noticeable drop from a decade ago. While formal volunteering is low, unpaid childcare is far more common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This figure is well below the Queensland and Australian average of 14.1% and has fallen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 32.6% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 11.5%, and 21.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.5% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.6% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
A higher proportion of residents here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9% and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 4124, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4124/4124-qld/topic/community