21.4% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4390, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4390, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in postcode 4390 than in most other similar areas. While 21.4% of the community gives their time to others, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also sees a higher rate of people caring for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen from 25.4% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.2% of people providing this care, which is a little above the national figure. However, only 11.2% provide other types of unpaid care, a rate lower than most areas.
11.2% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Only 1.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 4390, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4390/4390-qld/topic/community