19.9% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4307, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4307, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher levels of community contribution mark postcode 4307, where volunteering and unpaid care are more common than in most similar areas. Around 20% of people volunteer and 14.1% provide unpaid care. While these figures remain strong, the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.9%) volunteer here, which is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. Despite this high standing, the share of volunteers fell by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 26.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, 14.1% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state figure and has risen since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
Defence service is more frequent here than in most other areas, with 5.8% of people having served. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 3.9% and double the national rate of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 92% 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 4307, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4307/4307-qld/topic/community