30.3% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4481, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4481, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in postcode 4481 volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This level of community involvement stands out even as the number of volunteers has fallen by 10 points since 2011. It paints a picture of a place where locals are highly active in helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.3% of people helping out. This is 16 percentage points higher than both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid child care or do heavy housework compared to the rest of the country, with both sitting at 12.8%. However, those providing other types of unpaid care rose to 11.0% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.0% ▲ +78.6%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.8% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
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, which 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 4481, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4481/4481-qld/topic/community