16.1% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4354, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4354, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and providing unpaid care in postcode 4354 than they were ten years ago. While 16.1% of the community still volunteer, this is a drop of 6.7 percentage points since 2011. The area remains notable for having a much higher share of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a significant decline from 2011, when the rate was 22.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
One in four people (25.1%) do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 25.6% provide unpaid childcare and 12.0% provide other unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the state and national averages.
12.0% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.1%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.2% of residents having served. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 89% 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 4354, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4354/4354-qld/topic/community