21.3% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4361, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4361, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 4361 have spent time volunteering and caring for children since 2011. This area remains highly active in community support, with over one in five residents volunteering. While some forms of unpaid work have dropped, others, like general caregiving, have crept up.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.3% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of activity has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care varies across the area; while the 14.0% who provide general care is a little above the national figure, those caring for children (21.5%) is well below the Australian average. Meanwhile, 26.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much higher than most other areas.
14.0% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas. About 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 79% 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 4361, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4361/4361-qld/topic/community