17.2% —
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4474, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4474, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 4474 volunteer than in the rest of Queensland, though the share of those doing so has dropped significantly. While 17.2% of residents give their time to others, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid childcare and general caregiving compared to the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. However, this is a big drop from 2016, when 35.1% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher share of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 18.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
7.8% —
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% —
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% —
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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 4474, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4474/4474-qld/topic/community