27.8% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4425, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4425, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 28% of people in postcode 4425 volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This level of community involvement stands out in a region where many residents also balance unpaid care roles and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.8% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people provide unpaid care, with 18.0% of residents doing so, a figure well above the national average. While this has risen since 2011, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework fell by 14 points to 21.1%.
18.0% ▲ +57.5%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 high number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 7.6%. This is well above the 3.9% seen in Queensland and the 2.8% across Australia.
7.6%
Higher 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 4425, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4425/4425-qld/topic/community