12.7% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4157, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4157, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than most areas provide unpaid child care in postcode 4157, where 29% of the population look after children. This high level of family care sits alongside a low rate of community volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 12.7% of people pitching in. This is a little below the national figure and represents a 4.0 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 13% of people provide care and 22% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are a little above the Queensland and Australian averages.
13.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served. This is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.5%
Higher than 66% 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 4157, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4157/4157-qld/topic/community