16.7% —
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4384, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4384, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care in postcode 4384 than in the rest of the state. While 19% of residents give unpaid care, very few people here have served in the Defence Force. These figures highlight a community where local support for others is common, but military service is rare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is steady in the area, with 16.7% of people helping out. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is very common here, with 19% of people providing support, which is well above the Queensland figure. In contrast, the number of people caring for children unpaid has fallen 10 points since 2016 to 14.3%, a rate far below the national average.
19.0% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.3% —
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 uncommon in this area. No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate 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 4384, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4384/4384-qld/topic/community