15.0% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4228, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4228, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 4228 have fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011. This shift happens alongside a high level of unpaid home and child care, with 30.4% of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 26.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with the 30.4% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a rate much higher than most areas.
12.3% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 2.7% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian average and a little below the state figure.
2.7%
Lower than 58% 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 4228, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4228/4228-qld/topic/community