16.3% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4160, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4160, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4160 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care sits alongside a moderate level of community volunteering and a notable presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.7% of people caring for children, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with slightly higher rates of people providing other unpaid care (13.3%) or doing over 15 hours of housework (22.7%) per week.
13.3% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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).
More for 4160, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 4160, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4160/4160-qld/topic/community