51.4% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4418, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4418, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of the people in postcode 4418 give their time to volunteering, creating a highly active local culture. This far exceeds the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering has dipped slightly since 2016, residents here remain much more involved in unpaid community work than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A huge 51.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates of volunteering seen at this level, though the figure fell 4.6 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.2% of people providing care and 28.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is 18.9%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.2% —
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% —
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% —
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
No residents in this area have served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates at this level and is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 4418, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4418/4418-qld/topic/community