17.7% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4470, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4470, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong 17.7% of people in postcode 4470 volunteer, a figure well above both the Queensland and national rates of 14.1%. While community spirit remains high, there has been a noticeable drop in volunteering since 2011. Other forms of unpaid support and service are generally less common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a decline from 2011, when 22.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 20.3% of people caring for children and 17.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework. While the number of people providing general unpaid care rose to 10.6% since 2011, this is still a little below the Australian average.
10.6% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
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 4470, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4470/4470-qld/topic/community