20.5% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4381, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4381, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one in five people in postcode 4381 volunteer, a figure well above the national rate of 14.1%. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. The area is also marked by a very high rate of people providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 20.5%, the proportion of volunteers here is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland. This is a decrease from 2011, when 25.5% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 16.5% provide other unpaid care—among the highest rates for similar areas—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the 26.3% national average.
16.5% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 28.7%
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 total of 5.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for this level of area and sits a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.5%
Higher than 90% 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 4381, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4381/4381-qld/topic/community