18.0% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4156, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4156, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering rates in postcode 4156 have dropped by 7 percentage points since 2011, though the area still shows a strong commitment to helping others. While fewer people volunteer than a decade ago, 18% of residents still do, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 34.6% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a higher-than-usual 25.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and a slightly higher 13.5% who provide other unpaid care.
13.5% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.6% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most other areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 4156, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4156/4156-qld/topic/community