29.1% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4420, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4420, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 4420 volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. While community contribution remains high, this level of involvement has dropped since 2011. This area shows a strong culture of giving time to others compared to most of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, with 29.1% of residents pitching in. This is 15 percentage points higher than the Queensland and national figures, though it has fallen from 37.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common, with 26.9% of people helping out, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 9.5%.
9.5% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Only 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
1.9%
Lower than 77% 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 4420, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4420/4420-qld/topic/community