19.3% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4312, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4312, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 4312 since 2011, though the area still shows a strong commitment to unpaid work. While volunteering has dipped, the number of people providing unpaid care has risen to 15.9%, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people (19.3%) volunteer here, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%, despite falling 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 30% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to other areas, at just 16.6%.
15.9% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas, with 7% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% national average.
7.0%
Higher than 97% 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 4312, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4312/4312-qld/topic/community