15.4% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4170, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4170, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in volunteering is the main trend for postcode 4170, where the rate fell by 5.1 percentage points since 2011. While 15.4% of people now volunteer, this is lower than most areas. The community still shows a strong commitment to family, with 28.3% of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering sits at 15.4%, which is a little above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. However, this is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more people care for children unpaid (28.3%) compared to the rest of the state. Conversely, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care (9.6%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.9%) are both much lower than most areas.
9.6% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Defence Force service is lower than in most areas, with 2.6% of the population having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 4170, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4170/4170-qld/topic/community