20.5% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4373, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4373, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines postcode 4373, where 20.5% of people give their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community involvement is high, the number of people providing unpaid child care has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.5% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the Queensland average. This rate has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people provide unpaid child care here, with 14.2% far below the national figure of 26.3%. Conversely, 25.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state average.
12.8% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.2% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
The area has a strong military connection, with 4.0% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
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 4373, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4373/4373-qld/topic/community