12.7% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4220, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4220, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 4220 get involved in unpaid work and volunteering compared to most similar areas. While about a quarter of residents care for children, the local rate of general volunteering has fallen to 12.7%. This is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This rate has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care are much less common here than in most other areas.
10.3% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.7%. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 4220, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4220/4220-qld/topic/community