12.5% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4400, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4400, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of people in postcode 4400 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While this community is very active in family care and has a strong history of military service, formal volunteering has declined. The area shows a distinct pattern of prioritising home and family responsibilities over community-based roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 12.5% of people pitching in. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a 3.9 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area is very active in family support, with 32.1% caring for children unpaid, which is well above the Queensland figure of 26.5%. About 12.7% of people provide other unpaid care, while the 22.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework is a little above the national average.
12.7% ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 much more common here than in most areas. Around 5.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
5.2%
Higher than 89% 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 4400, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4400/4400-qld/topic/community