19.0% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4360, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4360, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 4360 give their time to volunteering, which is a much higher rate than the national figure. This community spirit exists alongside a significant number of residents who manage heavy loads of unpaid work and care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.0% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 24.6% of people were volunteers.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual 25.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, though this is down from 2011. Meanwhile, 12.7% provide unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011, while the 22.6% who care for children unpaid is well below the national average.
12.7% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 3.9% across Queensland.
3.6%
Higher than 69% 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 4360, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4360/4360-qld/topic/community