9.9% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4205, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4205, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 9.9% of people in postcode 4205 volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement is paired with a smaller proportion of residents providing unpaid care for children compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011, falling 4.3 points to 9.9%. This is well below the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid care for children (20.7%) or do 15 or more hours of housework (18.7%) than in most other areas. While those figures are well below the state average, the 11.7% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
11.7% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 4.0% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
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).
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 4205, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4205/4205-qld/topic/community