18.2% ▼ -34.1%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4387, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4387, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 4387 have dropped by 9.4 percentage points since 2011. Despite this decline, the area remains active with 18.2% of people volunteering, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.2% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few residents provide unpaid childcare, with 21.4% doing so, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11.9% provide some form of unpaid care.
11.9% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.0% of the population having served.
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 4387, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4387/4387-qld/topic/community