22.4% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4477, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4477, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in most other areas, with 22.4% of residents giving their time. While the 4477 postcode is very active in community service, this level of participation has fallen from 26.7% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of people volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a common unpaid role here, with 28.5% of people caring for children, a figure that has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, unpaid care for others is among the lowest at this level, at 8.3%.
8.3% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.4%, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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 4477, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4477/4477-qld/topic/community