13.1% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4172, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4172, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 4172 provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution in the area. While family care is common, other types of unpaid work and volunteering are less frequent here than in most other Australian suburbs.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 13.1% since 2011, a figure that is now much lower than most other areas and slightly below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 28.6% of people caring for children is a little above the national figure. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (17.1%) and those providing general unpaid care (10.3%) are both much lower than in most other areas.
10.3% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.1%
Higher than 54% 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 4172, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4172/4172-qld/topic/community