34.3% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4424, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4424, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in almost any other similar area, with 34.3% of residents in postcode 4424 giving their time. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong trend of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.3% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%. This rate has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 34.3% of people caring for children and 28.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both well above national levels. However, providing other unpaid care has fallen to 9.5%, which is a little below the national figure.
9.5% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.4% of residents having served. This is a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.4%
Lower than 66% 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 4424, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4424/4424-qld/topic/community