19.7% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4355, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4355, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, nearly 20% of people in postcode 4355 volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement stands out compared to most other areas, even though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Roughly 19.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This represents a fall from 2011, when 25.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18.2% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a much higher proportion than usual, 26.5%, spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. General unpaid care for others is 12.0%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.0% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 6.4% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.4%
Higher than 95% 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 4355, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4355/4355-qld/topic/community