10.5% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4212, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4212, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 10.5% of people in postcode 4212 volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This reflects a wider trend in the area where community participation has dipped over the last decade. While volunteering is low, there is a notably higher presence of former Defence Force members compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than in most areas, falling 3.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 10.5%. This is well below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 11.1% of people provide unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid fell to 25.1% since 2011, and 21.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
11.1% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 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.
25.1% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Defence Force service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.3% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.3%
Higher than 59% 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 4212, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4212/4212-qld/topic/community