16.7% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4179, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4179, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average share of residents provide unpaid childcare in postcode 4179, with 31.1% of people stepping into this role. This high level of family support defines the area's community effort, though general volunteering has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 20.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.1% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. This includes a very high 31.1% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, well above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
13.1% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 3.9% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average 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 4179, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4179/4179-qld/topic/community