15.1% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4184, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4184, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 4184 than the national average, but the area has a very high rate of other unpaid care. While 16.8% of residents provide unpaid care for others, this is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A small number of people provide unpaid childcare, at 11.1%, which is far below the national figure. However, 27.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the national average of 20.7%.
16.8% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.1% ▼ -44.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 6.1% of the population. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 93% 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 4184, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4184/4184-qld/topic/community