17.7% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4171, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4171, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4171 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, though local volunteering has dipped since 2011. Most residents contribute to their families and the wider area through a mix of formal and informal support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.0% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 29.9% of people providing this care, well above the national figure. However, rates of people providing other unpaid care or doing over 15 hours of housework are much lower than in most areas.
10.2% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 4171, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4171/4171-qld/topic/community