26.8% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4408, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4408, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local volunteering has dropped by 6.3 percentage points since 2011, yet 4408 remains a place where 26.8% of people volunteer. This level of community involvement is far above both the state and national figures, which both sit at 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and far above the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 9.5% of people providing such support. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid (23.4%) are well below the state figure of 26.5%, while 24.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
9.5% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of the population having served.
3.9%
Higher than 74% 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 4408, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4408/4408-qld/topic/community