15.1% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4344, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4344, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people provide unpaid care and support in postcode 4344 compared to the rest of the country. While 13.4% of residents provide unpaid care, volunteer rates have dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 15.1%, down 8.3 percentage points since 2011. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a higher than average 27.7% of people caring for children unpaid.
13.4% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.0% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 76% 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 4344, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4344/4344-qld/topic/community