22.3% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4410, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4410, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 22.3% of people in postcode 4410 volunteer, which is over 8 percentage points higher than the Queensland and national figures. While this shows a strong spirit of giving, the proportion of volunteers has actually fallen since 2011. The area also has a notably high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in five people volunteer here, a rate that is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of participation fell by 5 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 27.5% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. This stands in contrast to unpaid childcare, which at 18% is well below the Queensland average of 26.5%.
13.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.0% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 4.8% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most other areas and a little above the national average of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 87% 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 4410, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4410/4410-qld/topic/community