12.4% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4270, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4270, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4270 provide unpaid childcare, marking it as an area where family care is a central part of daily life. While many residents are heavily involved in home and family duties, those volunteering for community groups have declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 12.4% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1%, and the rate has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 29.8% of people caring for children and 25.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. Meanwhile, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.6% since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 3.8% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 4270, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4270/4270-qld/topic/community