4217, QLD · Postcode

Community Participation in 4217, QLD

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Very few residents in postcode 4217 engage in unpaid care or volunteering compared to other areas. Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, and the rates of unpaid childcare and housework are both well below the national figures.

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📍 4217, QLD, Postcode

Where 4217, QLD sits — Volunteers

10.5% ▼ -21.9%
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 36 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 51 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 68 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 75 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 105 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 136 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 216 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 209 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 203 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 192 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 185 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 174 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 149 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 142 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 98 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 92 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 60 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 68 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 52 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 66 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 42 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 32 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 33 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 25 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 15 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 24 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 16 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 62 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4217, QLD — lower than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
4217, QLD10.5%
Gold Coast 11.4%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering has dropped to 10.5% since 2011, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.

10.5% ▼ -21.9%

Lower than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 17.2% of people caring for children and 15.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Those providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 9.0% since 2011, though this remains a little below the national figure.

9.0% ▲ +12.5%

Lower than 88% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

17.2% ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 88% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

15.3% ▼ -1.2%

Lower than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 15.3%

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.

People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.

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 4217, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4217/4217-qld/topic/community