10.6% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4210, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4210, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 34.6% of people in postcode 4210 provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are focused on family duties, fewer people in this area participate in formal volunteering compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This rate has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Child care is a major focus here, with 34.6% of people caring for children unpaid, far higher than the 26.3% national figure. Meanwhile, 22.1% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 11.4% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
11.4% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.6% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and just a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 4210, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4210/4210-qld/topic/community