15.9% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4350, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4350, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in postcode 4350 than they were a decade ago. While 15.9% of residents now volunteer, this is 4.6 percentage points lower than in 2011. The area remains active in other ways, with a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is a little above the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (26.0%) and providing general unpaid care (12.5%) are both around the middle for similar areas. Meanwhile, 20.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is lower than most areas.
12.5% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 82% 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 4350, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4350/4350-qld/topic/community