17.4% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4405, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4405, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in postcode 4405 give their time to volunteering, a rate well above the Queensland and national figures. This suggests a strong local culture of helping others, although the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and Queensland. However, this is down from 21.6% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.5% of people providing care, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.1% of people provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
12.1% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure, though a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 4405, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4405/4405-qld/topic/community