11.6% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4311, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4311, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in postcode 4311 than in most other areas. While 15.4% of residents provide this support, volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011. The area now sees a higher-than-average level of domestic work and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 11.6% of people pitching in. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and shows a drop of 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 15.4% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure. Similarly, 25.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the Queensland average.
15.4% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to other areas. At 5.4%, this is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and nearly double the national figure.
5.4%
Higher than 90% 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 4311, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4311/4311-qld/topic/community