11.6% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4161, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4161, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 4.6 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4161. While community involvement in formal groups has fallen, the area sees a much higher proportion of people caring for children unpaid compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 30.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.9% provide other unpaid care, a figure that rose 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 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.
About 3.7% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 4161, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4161/4161-qld/topic/community