11.9% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4227, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4227, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 4227 compared to the rest of the country. While 29.5% of residents look after children without pay, other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering and general care, are lower than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.9% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the Australian average of 14.1% and has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 29.5% of people providing unpaid childcare is well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.3%) and those providing other unpaid care (9.6%) are both much lower than most areas.
9.6% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 4227, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4227/4227-qld/topic/community