11.7% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4375 crosses QLD/NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 4375 crosses QLD/NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.7% of people in postcode 4375 volunteer, reflecting a significant decline in community participation. While this is lower than the national figure, the area has a much higher rate of unpaid carers compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping from 19.5% to 11.7%. This is now a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.6% of people providing care—a figure well above the national average. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 18.3%, and child care at 23.3% is well below the state average.
15.6% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar places and well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 4375 crosses QLD/NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4375/4375-crosses-qld-nsw/topic/community