30.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4428, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4428, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in postcode 4428 than in most other areas, with 30.7% of residents giving their time. This level of community involvement is far above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Other forms of participation, such as unpaid care and military service, are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.7% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national and state figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most areas, although it has fallen 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (25.9%) and general unpaid care (11.8%) are about the same as the state and national figures. A little more people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than the national figure, though this has fallen since 2011.
11.8% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 4428, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4428/4428-qld/topic/community