20.6% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4487, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4487, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 20.6% of people in postcode 4487 volunteer, creating a significant gap compared to the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit remains strong, this volunteering rate has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011. The area generally sees lower rates of unpaid care and housework than most other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people volunteer here than in most other areas, with 20.6% of residents pitching in. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, though it is lower than the 25.6% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is around the middle for this area at 25.4%, though this fell 7.1 percentage points since 2011. Other unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 18.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 10.4% providing general unpaid care.
10.4% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 2.1% of people having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 4487, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4487/4487-qld/topic/community