11.3% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4214, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4214, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 4214 give their spare time to community groups compared to other areas. Only 11.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Most community contribution here happens through unpaid care for children and household work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most areas, with only 11.3% of people helping out. This is a little below the state and national figures of 14.1%, and it has fallen 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is roughly the same as the national figure. While 11.1% of people provide other types of unpaid care, those doing 15 or more hours of housework per week are much lower than most areas.
11.1% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 4214, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4214/4214-qld/topic/community