20.5% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4310, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4310, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28.4% of people in postcode 4310 do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure well above the national average. This area shows a strong commitment to community and family support, though the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.5% of residents giving their time, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. However, this is down 5.3 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state, 13.7% of residents provide some form of unpaid care. This is a little above the national figure and has risen slightly since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 4.3% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 4310, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4310/4310-qld/topic/community