11.1% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4208, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4208, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 4208 have fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area with a lower level of community involvement than most. While formal volunteering has dipped, a very high 36.0% of residents are heavily involved in the unpaid care of children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 36.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 22.1% doing at least 15 hours of housework and 11.1% providing general unpaid care.
11.1% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 4208, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4208/4208-qld/topic/community