13.0% ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4287, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4287, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering defines the community spirit in postcode 4287, where the rate fell by 9.8 percentage points since 2011. Only 13% of residents now volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This decline in community activity is mirrored by a drop in people performing unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 13% of people in postcode 4287 volunteer, a figure that is a little below the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the national figure at 14.9%, while 19.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which have fallen since 2011. In contrast, the 12.2% of people providing unpaid care is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.2% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.9% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
About 3.3% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 3.9% seen across Queensland and 2.8% across Australia.
3.3%
Higher than 59% 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 4287, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4287/4287-qld/topic/community