13.5% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4342, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4342, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in postcode 4342 than in most similar areas. While 13.9% of residents look after others without pay, the number of people volunteering for community groups has dropped since 2011. This mix of care and service shows a community focused more on home-based support than formal volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen significantly since 2011, with only 13.5% of residents now giving their time. This figure is much lower than most other areas and sits just below the national mark of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people doing so, which is a little above the national figure. However, fewer people now spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, and those caring for children unpaid have also fallen to 23.7%.
13.9% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 population has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 3.9%, this is about the same as the Queensland average and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 73% 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 4342, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4342/4342-qld/topic/community