22.7% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4374, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4374, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 22% of people in postcode 4374 volunteer, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of community help stands out, even though the number of volunteers has dropped by 10 points since 2011. It is an area where residents are more likely to contribute their time to others compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.7% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a decline from 2011, when 32.8% of people were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care varies across the area; while 13.7% of people provide some form of unpaid care, 19.2% look after children, which is well below the 26.3% national figure. Conversely, 26.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, a rate much higher than most other areas.
13.7% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
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 places, with 5.3% of the population having served. This is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and nearly double the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 89% 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 4374, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4374/4374-qld/topic/community