14.2% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4163, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4163, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and caring for children in postcode 4163 compared to a decade ago. While 14.2% of residents now volunteer, this is a 5 percentage point drop since 2011. The area also sees a smaller proportion of people providing unpaid childcare than the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages, but it has fallen 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than the national figure at 22.9%, down from 24.9% in 2011. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework (21.4%) and those providing general unpaid care (11.8%) are both lower than in most other areas.
11.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 much higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most other places. At 3.9%, this is about the same as the Queensland average and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 74% 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 4163, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4163/4163-qld/topic/community