14.1% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4159, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4159, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4159 provide unpaid childcare, a figure much higher than most other areas. While daily life involves significant family and care work, volunteering has dropped and the area has a higher-than-usual number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 5.1 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.1% of people caring for children, which is a little above the national figure. Around 23% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while those providing other unpaid care rose to 13.1% since 2011.
13.1% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 3.6% of residents having been members. This is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.6%
Higher 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 4159, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4159/4159-qld/topic/community