18.5% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4352, QLD · Postcode
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework than most areas mark the community in postcode 4352. While 18.5% of people volunteer, this is a drop from 23.7% in 2011. The area also has a notably strong history of military service.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia. However, this level of participation has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
18.5% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32.4% of people caring for children and 26.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care rose to 13.4%, a little above the national average.
13.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
A high proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 6.1%, this is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 4352, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4352/4352-qld/topic/community