22.4% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4362, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4362, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 22% of people in postcode 4362 volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a community where residents are much more likely to give their time to help others than people in most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While volunteering remains common, the number of people giving their time fell by 4.2 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing such support—a little above the national figure. This sits alongside a high 26.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, though the number of unpaid childcare providers is a little below the national average at 23.7%.
14.1% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 high 4.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.5%
Higher than 84% 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 4362, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4362/4362-qld/topic/community