9.5% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4301, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4301, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making postcode 4301 stand out for its low community participation. While volunteering has dropped, the area has one of the highest rates of people caring for children unpaid, at 33.2%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This activity has fallen 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 33.2% of people providing unpaid care for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, the 11.6% who provide other unpaid care is lower than most areas, and the 18.4% who do 15 or more hours of housework is also much lower than usual.
11.6% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.1%
Higher than 56% 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 4301, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4301/4301-qld/topic/community