12.9% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4224, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4224, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 4224 compared to most other areas. Only 12.9% of residents do volunteer work, which is a drop of 3.6 percentage points since 2011. While community service is lower, more residents are providing unpaid childcare than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 12.9%, the figure is a little below both the Queensland and Australian rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a priority here, with 28.1% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas at 18.7%.
10.6% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 4224, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4224/4224-qld/topic/community