32.1% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4480, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4480, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High levels of volunteering define postcode 4480, where it is among the highest areas for community work. About 32.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.1% of people helping out. This is 18 points higher than the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common than in most areas, with only 7.3% of people providing such care. This is well below the national figure, and the proportion of people doing housework or caring for children has also fallen since 2011.
7.3% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 lower than in most areas, with 2.4% of people having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%, though it is 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 4480, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4480/4480-qld/topic/community