20.4% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4455, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4455, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one in five people volunteer in postcode 4455, a rate well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of community service stands out as the most prominent feature of local participation, despite a slight decline since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.4% of people helping out, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is higher than most areas, though the rate fell 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is a little more common here than in the rest of the country at 27.8%. However, people providing other types of unpaid care or doing heavy housework are much less common than in most other areas.
9.6% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
Defence service is less common in this area than in most other places, with 2.4% of people having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the national average.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 4455, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4455/4455-qld/topic/community