17.7% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4370, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4370, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and childcare roles have both declined in postcode 4370 since 2011, though community involvement remains high. While fewer people are volunteering now, 17.7% of residents still do so, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.7% of people volunteer, a rate that is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this is down 5.9 percentage points from 23.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are a little more common here than elsewhere, at 13.7%. While 24.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure—the number of people caring for children unpaid has fallen to 23.7%.
13.7% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.0% of the population having served.
4.0%
Higher than 76% 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 4370, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4370/4370-qld/topic/community