9.3% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4209, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4209, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in postcode 4209 provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent, with volunteering rates falling over the last decade. This creates a distinct picture of a community focused heavily on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is well below the Queensland figure of 14.1% and has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 35.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 9.9%, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
9.9% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.2% of people having served. This is a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.2%
Lower than 71% 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 4209, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4209/4209-qld/topic/community