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