26.1% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4472, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4472, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in postcode 4472 compared to the rest of the country. While 26.1% of residents give their time to others, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 26.1% of people helping out, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is down 5.0 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here (20.2%) than in most other areas. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly fell to 19.5% since 2011, which is a little below the national figure.
11.7% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 2.2% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.2%
Lower than 70% 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 4472, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4472/4472-qld/topic/community