12.7% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4173, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4173, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people look after children unpaid in postcode 4173 than in most other areas. While 30.2% of residents provide this care, the area has seen a decline in other forms of community contribution, with volunteering falling to 12.7% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in postcode 4173 has dropped by 5.3 percentage points since 2011. At 12.7%, this is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is very common here, with 30.2% of people doing so, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Other unpaid work is less common, as the 11.3% who provide general unpaid care is lower than in most areas.
11.3% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas and is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher 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 4173, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4173/4173-qld/topic/community