18.9% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4183, QLD · Postcode
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 4183 volunteer, making it a highly active area. While 18.9% of residents give their time to the community, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, though the share of people doing so fell 5.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.9%.
18.9% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a mixed picture; while 13.4% of people provide care—a little above the national figure—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 20.2%. Meanwhile, 24.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Queensland average.
13.4% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.0% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
4.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 4183, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4183/4183-qld/topic/community